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rapid
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French rapide, from Latin rapidus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /??æp?d/
Adjective
rapid (comparative more rapid or rapider, superlative most rapid or rapidest)
- Very swift or quick.
- Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
- Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
- (England, dialectal) Violent, severe.
- (obsolete, dialectal) Happy.
Translations
Adverb
rapid (comparative more rapid, superlative most rapid)
- (archaic or colloquial) Rapidly.
Noun
rapid (plural rapids)
- (often in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
- (dated) A burst of rapid fire.
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
- rapt
Anagrams
- Pardi, adrip, pardi, parid
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French rapide, Latin rapidus. Doublet of repede.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ra?pid/
Adjective
rapid m or n (feminine singular rapid?, masculine plural rapizi, feminine and neuter plural rapide)
- fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, prompt, expeditious
Declension
Synonyms
- repede, iute, gr?bit, prompt, sprinten, înainte
Related terms
- rapiditate
Adverb
rapid
- quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, promptly, expeditiously
Synonyms
- repede, iute, prompt, degrab?
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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)
- 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
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