alert

/əˈlɜːt/ adjective

Translation

› quick to notice and react to things around you

teyakkuz hali, uyanık olma hali, dikkatli

A young dog should be alert and playful. Teachers need to be alert to sudden changes in students' behaviour.1126

alertness noun [U] ›

uyanıklık, dikkat

(Definition of alert adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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