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punctual

English

Alternative forms

  • punctuall (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??ktj??l/, /?p??tj??l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?p??kt?u?l/, /?p??t?u?l/

Adjective

punctual (comparative more punctual, superlative most punctual)

  1. Prompt; on time.
    1. (of an event) Happening at the appointed time
    2. (of a person) Acting at the appointed time
      Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.
  2. (mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points
  3. (linguistics) Expressing momentary action that has no duration
  4. (nonstandard, Euro-English) Periodic; occasional.
    The management of the above mentioned feed sectors is subject to close co-operation with the Member States through [] punctual expert groups meetings where appropriate.
  5. (dated) Observing trivial points; punctilious.

Related terms

  • point
  • pointwise
  • punctilious
  • punctuate
  • punctuality
  • punctuation

Translations

Further reading

  • punctual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • punctual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Romanian

Etymology

From French ponctuel

Adjective

punctual m or n (feminine singular punctual?, masculine plural punctuali, feminine and neuter plural punctuale)

  1. punctual

Declension

Related terms

  • punctualitate

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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)

  1. Attentive; awake; on guard.
  2. (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)

  1. An alarm.
  2. A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
  3. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. alert

Declension

Anagrams

  • artel, later, letar, realt

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