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raised the alarm

raised the alarm is the simple past and past participle of raise the alarm.

Meaning of raise the alarm

Verb

raise the alarm (third-person singular simple present raises the alarm, present participle raising the alarm, simple past and past participle raised the alarm)

  1. To call attention to a problem; to warn.
    Synonyms:
    sound the alarm

Questions about raised the alarm

What is raised the alarm the simple past and past participle of?
Raised the alarm is the simple past and past participle of raise the alarm.

Words near raised the alarm in the dictionary

  1. raised someone's hackles
  2. raised someone's shackles
  3. raised someone's shag
  4. raised someone's spirits
  5. raised steam
  6. raised the alarm
  7. raised the ante
  8. raised the bar
  9. raised the dead
  10. raised the devil
  11. raised the flag and saw who saluted

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