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alarm slaan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alarm noun A sound, signal, or device that warns of danger or draws attention to something needing action.

Senses

alarm slaan is used for these senses in English:

  • alarm (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.
  • alarm (transitive, of a device) To produce a warning of approaching danger or necessary action; to emit a signal intended to rouse a recipient to vigilance or put them on the alert.

alarm — full definition

  1. noun A sound, signal, or device that warns of danger or draws attention to something needing action.
  2. noun A sudden feeling of fear or anxiety caused by a sense of danger.
  3. verb To make someone worried or afraid, often by warning them of a danger.

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