adj
alerted
adj
1
Having been warned or made aware of something, and now on guard.
"Alerted to the danger, the hikers turned back before the storm hit."
How to Use Alerted
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe past-tense/adjective form of "alert" — already warned and paying attention.
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_____ to the danger, the hikers turned back before the storm hit.
Rhymes for alerted
averted
inserted
deserted
asserted
diverted
inverted
reverted
perverted
converted
concerted
introverted
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