English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Alert Pronunciation
Alert is pronounced uh-LURT, IPA /əˈlɝt/.
uh-LURT
US /əˈlɝt/ · UK /əˈlɜːt/
Syllables: uh · LURT (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective, noun, and verb: Watchful and quick to notice things, or a warning that tells you to be so.
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Alert in a Sentence
- Two hours of sleep and she was still alert at the controls.
- A flood alert went out to every phone in the county.
- Alert the duty manager if the alarm sounds again.
Common Mispronunciations of Alert
Not A-lert
LURT holds the word up and the opening is a throwaway uh. A loud front makes it sound like a surname.
Not uh-LEERT
An ee glide turns the word into a leer. What belongs there is the ur that hurt and curt share, with no trace of a y sound.
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