different between instant vs alert
instant
English
Alternative forms
- instaunt (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nst?nt/
Etymology 1
From Middle English instant (“infinitely short period of time”), from Old French instant (“assiduous, at hand”, adj), from Latin instans, instant- (“present, pressing, urgent”, literally “standing near”), from in + st?re (“to stand”). Compare Old English instede (“immediately, on the spot, at once”). More at in, stand.
Noun
instant (plural instants)
- A very short period of time; a moment.
- A single, usually precise, point in time.
- A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce preparation time, especially instant coffee.
- Ellipsis of instant camera.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Old French and French instant, from Latin instans (“standing by, being near, present, also urgent, importunate”), present participle of inst? (“to stand upon, press upon, urge, pursue, insist”), from in (“on, upon”) + st? (“to stand”); see state.
Adjective
instant (not comparable)
- (dated) Impending; imminent.
- Synonyms: pending, proximate; see also Thesaurus:impending
- 1703, Matthew Prior, an Ode to Colonel George Villiers
- Impending death is thine, and instant doom.
- (dated) Urgent; pressing; acute.
- (dated) Insistent; persistent.
- Synonyms: exigent, imperious; see also Thesaurus:urgent
- Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.
- January 2, 1827, Thomas Carlyle, letter to Mrs. Carlyle, Scotsbrig
- I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation.
- (law) Present; current; extant.
- December 28, 2019 Attorney Jeffery S. Levin, quoted in The Boston Globe, p. 3
- He received just two disciplinary reports prior to committing the instant offense, one in March 2019 for activating an alarm during a non-emergency situation, and one in May 2019 for failing to provide a urine specimen.
- December 28, 2019 Attorney Jeffery S. Levin, quoted in The Boston Globe, p. 3
- Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
- Synonyms: instantaneous; see also Thesaurus:instantaneous
- 1645, Thomas Fuller, Good Thoughts in Bad Times
- The instant time is always the fittest time.
- Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
- Synonyms: brief, transient; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral
- Very quickly and easily prepared.
- Of the current month.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) inst.
Derived terms
- instantize, instantise
- instantly
- instant mash
- instant replay
Related terms
- instakill
- instance
Translations
Adverb
instant (not comparable)
- (poetic) At once; immediately.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I.182:
- He left the room for his relinquished sword, / And Julia instant to the closet flew.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I.182:
Related terms
- inst
- instance
- instancy
- instantaneous
- instantaneously
- instanter
- instantial
- instantiate
- instantly
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?nst?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ins?tant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ins?tan/
Noun
instant m (plural instants)
- instant (very short period of time)
Related terms
- instantani
Further reading
- “instant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “instant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “instant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “instant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s.t??/
Adjective
instant (feminine singular instante, masculine plural instants, feminine plural instantes)
- (literary) pressing, insistent
Noun
instant m (plural instants)
- instant, minute, moment
Derived terms
Further reading
- “instant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
?nstant
- third-person plural present active indicative of ?nst?
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English instant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [in?stant]
Adjective
instant m or f or n (indeclinable)
- instant (very quickly and easily prepared)
Declension
Adjective
instant m or n (feminine singular instant?, masculine plural instan?i, feminine and neuter plural instante)
- (nonstandard) instant (occurring immediately; immediate; present)
Declension
Synonyms
- instantaneu
Adverb
instant
- (nonstandard) instantly
Synonyms
- instantaneu
instant From the web:
- what instant pot to buy
- what instant pot should i buy
- what instantly lowers blood pressure
- what instant pot do i have
alert
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??l??t/
- (General American) enPR: ?-lûrt?, IPA(key): /??l?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
- Hyphenation: a?lert
Etymology 1
From French alerte (“alert”), from the phrase à l'erte (“on the watch”), from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from erta (“lookout, tower”).
Adjective
alert (comparative more alert, superlative most alert)
- Attentive; awake; on guard.
- (obsolete) brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
- I saw an alert young fellow that cocked his hat upon a friend of his who entered just at the same time with myself
Translations
Noun
alert (plural alerts)
- An alarm.
- A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
- (military) A state of readiness for potential combat.
- an airborne alert; ground alert
Translations
Etymology 2
Formed within English by conversion, from alert (adj). Compare French alerter.
Verb
alert (third-person singular simple present alerts, present participle alerting, simple past and past participle alerted)
- To give warning to.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- alter, alter-, altre, artel, later, ratel, taler, telar
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French alerte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??l?rt/
- Hyphenation: alert
- Rhymes: -?rt
Adjective
alert (comparative alerter, superlative alertst)
- alert
Inflection
Derived terms
- alertheid
Anagrams
- later, ratel
German
Etymology
From French alerte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a?l??t]
Adjective
alert (comparative alerter, superlative am alertesten)
- alert
Declension
Further reading
- “alert” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French alerte
Adjective
alert m or n (feminine singular alert?, masculine plural aler?i, feminine and neuter plural alerte)
- wide-awake
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?læ?/
- Rhymes: -æ??
Adjective
alert (comparative alertare, superlative alertast)
- alert
Declension
Anagrams
- artel, later, letar, realt
alert From the web:
- what alert just went off
- what alerts trigger fcra requirements
- what alerts the brain to incoming signals
- what alerts are there
- what alert means
- what alerts instructors to the possibility of plagiarism
- what alert level is south africa
- what alert level is the united states
you may also like
- instant vs alert
- wonderful vs estimable
- shy vs apprehensive
- single vs credulous
- repay vs remunerate
- abusive vs invading
- frank vs downright
- first vs old-fashioned
- ascribe vs consider
- succor vs befriend
- strong vs gay
- specify vs decree
- impart vs swear
- trusty vs just
- verbalize vs bellow
- well-kept vs shapely
- spruce vs dandyish
- sustenance vs nutriment
- separate vs faint
- thought-provoking vs spellbinding