word-vault/dist/data/cards/al/alert.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "alert",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "alert",
            "heSheIt": "alerts"
        },
        "pastSimple": "alerted",
        "pastParticiple": "alerted",
        "ingForm": "alerting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to warn somebody about a dangerous situation or one that requires immediate action",
            "sensetop": "alert somebody(be) alerted by somethingbe alerted that…",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Neighbours quickly alerted the emergency services.",
                    "contextForm": "alert somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Alerted by a noise downstairs, he sat up and turned on the light.",
                    "contextForm": "(be) alerted by something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The coastguard were alerted that a yacht had run into difficulties.",
                    "contextForm": "be alerted that…"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger", "War and conflict"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make somebody aware of something",
            "sensetop": "be alerted to something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They had been alerted to the possibility of further price rises.",
                    "contextForm": "be alerted to something"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlɜːt/",
                "audio": "al/alert/alert__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlɜːts/",
                "audio": "al/alert/alerts__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlɜːtɪd/",
                "audio": "al/alert/alerted__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlɜːtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "al/alert/alerting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlɜːrt/",
                "audio": "al/alert/alert__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlɜːrts/",
                "audio": "al/alert/alerts__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlɜːrtɪd/",
                "audio": "al/alert/alerted__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlɜːrtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "al/alert/alerting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}