English words for 'to alert someone to something'
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verb
- to alert someone to something
- cause to become awake or conscious
- be awake, be alert, be there
- stop sleeping
- arouse or excite feelings and passions
- (intransitive, figurative) To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
- To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
- (intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
- (transitive, figurative) To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
- To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
- (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
noun
- a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
- the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
- (nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
- (historical, Church of England) A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
- The disturbance which follows an object, person or animal moving through water.
- (physics) The perturbation behind a body moving through a fluid.
- (aviation) The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
- (figuratively) The area behind a moving person or object.
- A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
- The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
- (collective) A number of vultures assembled together.
verb
- To give someone a cue signal.
- (by extension) To spark or provoke.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
noun
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- A hint or intimation.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
noun
- someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
- someone who supervises (an examination)
- electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
- display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
- a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
- any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
- (engineering) A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring several tools successively into position.
- Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
- A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
- A monitor nozzle.
- A monitor lizard (Varanus spp. and extinct relatives in family Varanidae).
- (computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
- A studio monitor or loudspeaker.
- (nautical) A relatively small armored warship with only one or two turrets (but often carrying unusually large guns for a warship of its size), usually designed for shore bombardment or riverine warfare rather than open-ocean combat.
- (computing) A program for viewing and editing.
verb
noun
adj
intj
verb
verb
- inform (somebody) of something
- give advice to
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- (transitive) To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel. [with of ‘what is communicated’]
- (transitive, formal) To provide information to a sovereign or head of state which they have previously asked for.
- (transitive) To recommend; to offer as advice.
- (Scots law) To deliver judgment after a case has been reserved for further consideration.
- (intransitive) To consider, to deliberate. [with of]
- (transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
noun
noun
- (figuratively) An alert, reminder, or call to action caused by a dramatic event.
- a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected
- (literally, US) A telephone call to awaken someone at a certain time, especially one requested by the person while staying at a hotel.
- a telephone call that you request be made at a specific time in order to wake you up
verb
- receive a communication from someone
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- listen and pay attention
- perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- (transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
- To be contacted by. [with from]
- (intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
- (transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
- (transitive, Greek philosophy) To study under.
- (transitive, informal) To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
- (transitive, law) To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
- (transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
- (transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of.
intj
noun
- A legal notification of something.
- A sign of impending danger; an omen.
- A caution or warning.
- a firm rebuke
- a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted
- cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
noun
- Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
- a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger.
- A sudden attack; a disturbance.
- A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
- Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
- An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
- a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
verb
- (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
- (transitive, of a device) To produce a warning of approaching danger or necessary action; to emit a signal intended to rouse a recipient to vigilance or put them on the alert.
- (transitive) To call to arms for defense.
- (transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.
- (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
verb
- notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- (transitive) To notify or inform (someone, about something).
- (intransitive) To give warning.
- advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- notify, usually in advance
- ask to go away
- (transitive) To summon (someone) to or inform of a formal meeting or duty.
- (transitive) To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour.
- (transitive) To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
- (chiefly with "off", "away", and similar words) To advise or order to go or stay away.
noun
adj
noun
- (countable) A formal notification or warning.
- (uncountable) Prior notification.
- (countable) A published critical review of a play or the like.
- (countable) A written or printed announcement.
- (chiefly uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
- (chiefly uncountable) The act of observing; perception.
- a request for payment
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- a short critical review
- the act of noticing or paying attention
- polite or favorable attention
- an announcement containing information about an event
- advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract
verb
noun
- a warning that is given about something that fails to occur
- (literal) A warning signal (such as the call of sentry, the ringing of a bell, or the shriek of a siren) which turns out to have been given erroneously.
- (idiomatic, by extension) A thing or occurrence which initially causes fear, distress, etc. but which is subsequently recognized as being no cause for concern.
verb
- To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way.
- To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
- (transitive) To render capable of being acted on by actinic rays of light.
- make sensitive or aware
- make sensitive to a drug or allergen
- make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
- cause to sense; make sensitive
adj
verb
- (transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
- (transitive) To excite or to stir up something latent.
- (intransitive) To become conscious after having slept.
- (transitive, figurative) To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
- (transitive) To make aware of something.
- (intransitive, figurative) To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.
- stop sleeping
verb
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
- to be a menacing indication of something
- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
verb
- call attention to
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- (intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
- (transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
- (card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
- (transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
noun
- an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
- (meteorology) Official information issued by the National Weather Service that highlights special weather conditions that are less serious than a warning. They are for events that may cause significant inconvenience, and if caution is not exercised, it could lead to situations that may threaten life and/or property.
- (uncountable, uncommon, possibly nonstandard) Supervision by an advisor.
- (countable) A warning.
adj
noun
- a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
- (military) A state of readiness for potential combat.
- An alarm.
- (computing) Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
verb
adj
noun
- A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
- A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
- (biochemistry) A signalling interaction between cells
- A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
- (computing, Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.
- An action, change or process done to convey information and thus reduce uncertainty.
- (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
- A railway signal.
- An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
- Useful information, as opposed to noise.
- Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
- an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
- any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
- any incitement to action
adj
verb
noun
- a signal for attracting attention
- (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
- a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
- a device for showing the operating condition of some system
- (economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
- (chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
- (crosswording) A codeword that marks the use of a specific cryptic device.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.
- A bird, the honeyguide.
- A meter or gauge.
- A pointer or index that indicates something.
- The needle or dial on such a meter.
- (ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
prep_phrase
verb
- make known with a word or signal
- convey or express a meaning
- denote or connote
- To mean; to betoken.
- To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.
- To make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).
- To create a sign out of something.
- To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
noun
- A call to do something, especially to come.
- (law) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
- (military) A demand for surrender.
- plural of summon
- a request to be present
- an order to appear in person at a given place and time
- a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
verb
verb
noun
- An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
- The paper containing such summons or notice.
- (lexicography) A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
- A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
- The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
- Enumeration; mention.
- An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
- A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.
- The passage or words quoted; a quotation.
- (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
- a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
- an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
noun
- (uncountable) The act of notifying.
- (countable, computing) A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc.
- (countable) A specific piece of information that serves to notify.
- a request for payment
- an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
- informing by words
noun
- An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.
- (engraving) Alternative form of remarque.
- Alternative spelling of re-mark.
- An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something
- A casual observation, comment, or statement
- explicit notice
- a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
verb
- Alternative spelling of re-mark.
- (intransitive, with preposition on) To make a remark or remarks on, to comment on (something).
- (transitive) To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of, to perceive.
- (transitive, with clause as object) To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation.
- make mention of
- make or write a comment on
noun
- someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
- someone who supervises (an examination)
- electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
- display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
- a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
- any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
- (engineering) A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring several tools successively into position.
- Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
- A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
- A monitor nozzle.
- A monitor lizard (Varanus spp. and extinct relatives in family Varanidae).
- (computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
- A studio monitor or loudspeaker.
- (nautical) A relatively small armored warship with only one or two turrets (but often carrying unusually large guns for a warship of its size), usually designed for shore bombardment or riverine warfare rather than open-ocean combat.
- (computing) A program for viewing and editing.
verb
noun
adj
intj
verb
noun
- (figuratively) An alert, reminder, or call to action caused by a dramatic event.
- a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected
- (literally, US) A telephone call to awaken someone at a certain time, especially one requested by the person while staying at a hotel.
- a telephone call that you request be made at a specific time in order to wake you up
noun
- A legal notification of something.
- A sign of impending danger; an omen.
- A caution or warning.
- a firm rebuke
- a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted
- cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
verb
- To give someone a cue signal.
- (by extension) To spark or provoke.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
noun
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- A hint or intimation.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
noun
- Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
- a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger.
- A sudden attack; a disturbance.
- A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
- Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
- An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
- a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
verb
- (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
- (transitive, of a device) To produce a warning of approaching danger or necessary action; to emit a signal intended to rouse a recipient to vigilance or put them on the alert.
- (transitive) To call to arms for defense.
- (transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.
- (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
noun
adj
noun
- (countable) A formal notification or warning.
- (uncountable) Prior notification.
- (countable) A published critical review of a play or the like.
- (countable) A written or printed announcement.
- (chiefly uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
- (chiefly uncountable) The act of observing; perception.
- a request for payment
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- a short critical review
- the act of noticing or paying attention
- polite or favorable attention
- an announcement containing information about an event
- advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract
verb
noun
- a warning that is given about something that fails to occur
- (literal) A warning signal (such as the call of sentry, the ringing of a bell, or the shriek of a siren) which turns out to have been given erroneously.
- (idiomatic, by extension) A thing or occurrence which initially causes fear, distress, etc. but which is subsequently recognized as being no cause for concern.
noun
- an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
- (meteorology) Official information issued by the National Weather Service that highlights special weather conditions that are less serious than a warning. They are for events that may cause significant inconvenience, and if caution is not exercised, it could lead to situations that may threaten life and/or property.
- (uncountable, uncommon, possibly nonstandard) Supervision by an advisor.
- (countable) A warning.
adj
noun
- a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
- (military) A state of readiness for potential combat.
- An alarm.
- (computing) Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
verb
adj
noun
- A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
- A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
- (biochemistry) A signalling interaction between cells
- A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
- (computing, Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.
- An action, change or process done to convey information and thus reduce uncertainty.
- (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
- A railway signal.
- An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
- Useful information, as opposed to noise.
- Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
- an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
- any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
- any incitement to action
adj
verb
noun
- a signal for attracting attention
- (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
- a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
- a device for showing the operating condition of some system
- (economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
- (chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
- (crosswording) A codeword that marks the use of a specific cryptic device.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.
- A bird, the honeyguide.
- A meter or gauge.
- A pointer or index that indicates something.
- The needle or dial on such a meter.
- (ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
noun
- A call to do something, especially to come.
- (law) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
- (military) A demand for surrender.
- plural of summon
- a request to be present
- an order to appear in person at a given place and time
- a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
verb
noun
- An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
- The paper containing such summons or notice.
- (lexicography) A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
- A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
- The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
- Enumeration; mention.
- An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
- A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.
- The passage or words quoted; a quotation.
- (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
- a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
- an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
noun
- (uncountable) The act of notifying.
- (countable, computing) A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc.
- (countable) A specific piece of information that serves to notify.
- a request for payment
- an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
- informing by words
noun
- An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.
- (engraving) Alternative form of remarque.
- Alternative spelling of re-mark.
- An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something
- A casual observation, comment, or statement
- explicit notice
- a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
verb
- Alternative spelling of re-mark.
- (intransitive, with preposition on) To make a remark or remarks on, to comment on (something).
- (transitive) To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of, to perceive.
- (transitive, with clause as object) To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation.
- make mention of
- make or write a comment on
verb
- to alert someone to something
- cause to become awake or conscious
- be awake, be alert, be there
- stop sleeping
- arouse or excite feelings and passions
- (intransitive, figurative) To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
- To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
- (intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
- (transitive, figurative) To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
- To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
- (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
noun
- a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
- the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
- (nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
- (historical, Church of England) A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
- The disturbance which follows an object, person or animal moving through water.
- (physics) The perturbation behind a body moving through a fluid.
- (aviation) The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
- (figuratively) The area behind a moving person or object.
- A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
- The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
- (collective) A number of vultures assembled together.
verb
- To give someone a cue signal.
- (by extension) To spark or provoke.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
noun
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- A hint or intimation.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
verb
- inform (somebody) of something
- give advice to
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- (transitive) To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel. [with of ‘what is communicated’]
- (transitive, formal) To provide information to a sovereign or head of state which they have previously asked for.
- (transitive) To recommend; to offer as advice.
- (Scots law) To deliver judgment after a case has been reserved for further consideration.
- (intransitive) To consider, to deliberate. [with of]
- (transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
noun
verb
- receive a communication from someone
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- listen and pay attention
- perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- (transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
- To be contacted by. [with from]
- (intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
- (transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
- (transitive, Greek philosophy) To study under.
- (transitive, informal) To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
- (transitive, law) To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
- (transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
- (transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of.
intj
verb
- notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- (transitive) To notify or inform (someone, about something).
- (intransitive) To give warning.
- advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- notify, usually in advance
- ask to go away
- (transitive) To summon (someone) to or inform of a formal meeting or duty.
- (transitive) To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour.
- (transitive) To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
- (chiefly with "off", "away", and similar words) To advise or order to go or stay away.
noun
- Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
- a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger.
- A sudden attack; a disturbance.
- A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
- Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
- An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
- a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
verb
- (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
- (transitive, of a device) To produce a warning of approaching danger or necessary action; to emit a signal intended to rouse a recipient to vigilance or put them on the alert.
- (transitive) To call to arms for defense.
- (transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.
- (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
verb
- To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way.
- To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
- (transitive) To render capable of being acted on by actinic rays of light.
- make sensitive or aware
- make sensitive to a drug or allergen
- make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
- cause to sense; make sensitive
verb
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
- to be a menacing indication of something
- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
verb
- call attention to
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- (intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
- (transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
- (card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
- (transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
noun
- a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
- (military) A state of readiness for potential combat.
- An alarm.
- (computing) Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
verb
adj
verb
- make known with a word or signal
- convey or express a meaning
- denote or connote
- To mean; to betoken.
- To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.
- To make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).
- To create a sign out of something.
- To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
verb
adj
verb
- (transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
- (transitive) To excite or to stir up something latent.
- (intransitive) To become conscious after having slept.
- (transitive, figurative) To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
- (transitive) To make aware of something.
- (intransitive, figurative) To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.
- stop sleeping