Swedish adjective
alert
alert/aˈlæʈ/
Meaning
alert
In Swedish: pigg, uppmärksam
Forms
| Basic form | alert | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | alert | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | alerta | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | alertare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | alertast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise alert
1 / 1What does alert mean?
Expressions
- vara på alertenbe on the alert
Questions
What does alert mean in English?
alert means “alert”.
Similar words
Origin
Borrowed from French alerte, from Italian all'erta (“on guard”).
Nearby common words
alert is number 8,558 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,554tillverkare manufacturer
- 8,555gästlista guestlist
- 8,556tillvägagångssätt an approach, a way, a procedure (way of going about something)
- 8,557ansträngd tense
- 8,559bestraffning penalty, punishment
- 8,560föraning presentiment, hunch
- 8,561inföding native
- 8,562intrig intrigue, plot
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary