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alerting

alerting is the present participle and gerund of alert.

Meaning of alert

Verb

alert (third-person singular simple present alerts, present participle alerting, simple past and past participle alerted)

  1. To give warning to.

See all 10 meanings of alert

Questions about alerting

What is alerting the present participle and gerund of?
Alerting is the present participle and gerund of alert.

Words near alerting in the dictionary

  1. alerted
  2. alerter
  3. alerters
  4. alertest
  5. alertful
  6. alerting
  7. alertless
  8. alertly
  9. alertness
  10. alertnesses
  11. alerts

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