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alert
/əˈlɜːt/ adjectiveDefinition
› quick to notice and react to things around you: A young dog should be alert and playful. Teachers need to be alert to sudden changes in students' behaviour.
alertness noun [U] (Definition of alert adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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