FromMiddle English alarme alarom Middle French alarme Old Italian all'arme !( “ to arms !, to the weapons!” ) , ultimately fromLatin arma ( “ arms, weapons ” ) .
alarm (countable anduncountable plural alarms
Asummons toarms , as on the approach of an enemy.c. 1602 William Shakespeare , “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida ”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [ … ] (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , andEd[ ward] Blount , published1623 ,→OCLC Arming to answer in a nightalarm .
Anysound orinformation intended to givenotice ofapproaching danger ; awarning sound toarouse attention ; a warning of danger.1859 The Haunted House :She went about the house in a state of real terror, and yet lied monstrously and wilfully, and invented many of thealarms she spread, and made many of the sounds we heard.
Adevice intended towarn or givenotice ofapproaching danger .Thefirealarm is located high on the wall to prevent tampering. Asudden attack ; adisturbance .1595 December 9 (first known performance),William Shakespeare , “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second ”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , andEd[ ward] Blount , published1623 ,→OCLC [ Act I, scene i] :Lord Marshal, command our officers-at-armsalarms .
1725 Homer , “Book I”, in [Elijah Fenton ], transl.,The Odyssey of Homer. [ … ] [ … ] Bernard Lintot ,→OCLC page III :Is it then true, as distant rumours run,alarms ?
Suddensurprise withfear orterror excited byapprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise. Amechanical device forawaking people, or rousing their attention.The clock radio is a friendlier version of the coldalarm by the bedside.
An instance of an alarmringing ,beeping orclanging , to give a noise signal at a certain time.You should set thealarm on your watch to go off at seven o'clock.
notice of approaching danger
sudden surprise with fear or terror
mechanical contrivance for awaking
instance of an alarm ringing or clanging
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alarm (third-person singular simple present alarms present participle alarming simple past and past participle alarmed
( transitive ) call to arms for defense.( transitive ) notice ofapproaching danger ornecessary action ; torouse tovigilance ; to put on thealert .The sudden drop in temperature shouldalarm you into taking precautions.
Her illness started toalarm the doctors, who ordered more tests.
1838 Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess :When the carriage drew up in the grass-grown court yard before the hall-door, two lazy-looking men, whose appearance well accorded with that of the place which they tenanted,alarmed by the obstreperous barking of a great chained dog, ran out from some half-ruinous out-houses, and took charge of the horses;[ …]
( transitive , of adevice ) produce awarning ofapproaching danger ornecessary action ; toemit asignal intended torouse arecipient tovigilance or put them on thealert .1985 March 21,National Transportation Safety Board , “2.2 Environmental Factors”, inAircraft Accident Report: United Airlines Flight 663, Boeing 727-222, N7647U, Denver, Colorado, May 31, 1984 [1] 39 :The tower cab supervisor and various pilots stated that the LLWAS system frequentlyalarms because of the thunderstorm activity present, and that airspeed losses are common as a result of convective wind shear.
( transitive ) surprise withapprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.The loud bang in the hallway seemed toalarm everyone in the building.
( transitive ) disturb .to give notice (by sound or otherwise) of approaching danger
to surprise with apprehension of danger
to keep in excitement; to disturb
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FromFrench alarme ( “ alarm ” ) .
alárm m plural alárme definite alármi definite plural alármet
( military ) alarm Synonym: kushtrim ( figurative ) anxiety Synonym: shqetësim Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000 ),Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch , Langenscheidt Verlag,→ISBN alárm/alarm ) [2] m. nounalárm/alarm (engl.alarm ) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)alarm m inan
alarm Declension ofalarm (hard masculine inanimate )
alarm c singular definite alarmen plural indefinite alarmer
alarm Ultimately fromItalian all' arme ( “ to arms ” ) ,allarme French alarme Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
alarm n plural alarmen diminutive alarmpje n
alarm Internationalism ,borrowed fromDutch alarm
IPA (key ) : /ˈalarm/ ,[alarə̆m] Hyphenation:alarm Rhymes:-m alarm (plural alarm -alarm
alarm Synonyms: beker weker Internationalism ; possiblyborrowed fromPolish alarm German Alarm Italian allarme ( “ to arms ” ) .Doublet oflarm Slovincian alarm
alarm m inan
alarm ( device used to alarm people ) Synonym: alert alarm ( sound used to alarm people ) Synonym: alert alarm ( state of being alerted ) Stefan Ramułt (1993 ) [1893 ], “alarm ”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor,Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition Jan Trepczyk (1994 ), “alarm”, inSłownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes1–2 Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ), “18428 ”, inSłownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi [3] “alarm ”, inInternetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language 2022 FromItalian all' arme ( “ to arms ” ) andallarme French alarme
alarm m definite singular alarmen indefinite plural alarmer definite plural alarmene
analarm FromItalian all' arme ( “ to arms ” ) andallarme French alarme
alarm m definite singular alarmen indefinite plural alarmar definite plural alarmane
analarm Borrowed fromFrench alarme German Alarm [ 1] Italian allarm [ 2] [ 3] Kashubian alarm Slovincian alarm
alarm m inan
alarm ( device used to alarm people ) Synonym: alert alarm ( sound used to alarm people ) Synonym: alert alarm ( state of being alerted ) Hypernym: alert alarm ( fear, apprehension ) Hypernym: alert Collocations
na wypadekalarmu ―in case ofalarm zabezpieczonyalarmerm ―secured with analarm chronionyalarmerm ―protected by analarm fałszywyalarm ―falsealarm prawdziwyalarm ―genuinealarm próbnyalarm ―adril nocnyalarm ―nightalarm złośliwyalarm ―maliciousalarm ptasialarm ―birdalarm cichyalarm ―quietalarm głośnyalarm ―loudalarm przedwczesnyalarm ―early/prematurealarm ekologicznyalarm ―ecologicalalarm elektronicznyalarm ―electronicalarm czerwonyalarm ―redalert /codered /condition red ciągłyalarm ―constantalarm nowoczesnyalarm ―modernalarm szybkialarm ―fastalarm specjalnyalarm ―specialalarm alarm bombowybombthreat/scare alarm powodziowyfloodalarm/scare alarm smogowysmogalarm/alert alarm wibracyjnyvibration/vibritingalarm alarm szalupowyjolly boatalarm alarm przeciwpowodziowyanti-floodalarm alarm przeciwwłamaniowy/antywłamaniowyburglaralarm alarm pożarowy/przeciwpożarowyfirealarm /firedrill /smokealarm alarm przeciwlotniczy/powietrzny/lotniczyair raidalarm alarm lawinowyavalanchealarm alarm samochodowy/samochoducaralarm alarm dźwiękowyaudiblealarm /soundalarm /alarm sound/audioalarm /soundalert alarm antyterrorystycznyterroristalarm alarm bojowy( Used as an interjection ) defensealarm /action stations/battle stations alarm wojennywaralarm alarm atomowynuclearalarm alarm domowyhomealarm monitorowaniealarmów ―alarm monitoringogłoszeniealarmu ―alarm noticeodwołaniealarmu ―alarm cancellation/calling off analarm wyciealarmu ―the wailing ofalarm sygnałalarmu ―analarm signal sprawcaalarmu ―the one who set off/caused (an)alarm syrenaalarmu ―analarm siren dźwiękalarmu ―the sound of analarm montaż/instalacjaalarmu ―alarm installationczujnikalarmu ―analarm sensor/detector piskalarmu ―the squeal ofalarm sygnalizacjaalarmu ―indication of analarm dzwonekalarmu ―analarm bell pilotalarmu ―the remote control ofalarm przyczyna/powódalarmu ―the reason/cause foralarm guzik/przyciskalarmu ―analarm button systemalarmu ―analarm system zakończeniealarmu ―ending (of an)alarm funkcjaalarmu ―alarm feature/functionseriaalarmów ―a series ofalarms stopieńalarmu ―the degree ofalarm autoralarmu ―the causer ofalarm poziomalarmu ―the level ofalarm koniecalarmu ―end of (an)alarm alarm budzikaalarm of a clockNie ma powodu, aby wszczynać/wszcząćalarm ―there is no causealarm ogłaszać/ogłosićalarm ―to sound/report (an)alarm podnosić/podnieśćalarm ―to raise (an)alarm włączać/włączyćalarm ―to turn on analarm wyłączać/wyłączyćalarm ―to turn off analarm odwoływać/odwołaćalarm ―to call off/cancel (an)alarm unieruchomić/unieszkodliwićalarm ―to disable analarm uruchamiać/uruchomićalarm ―to enable analarm instalować/zainstalować/montować/zamontowaćalarm ―to install analarm narobićalarmu ―to causealarm zakładać/założyćalarm ―to set up analarm wywoływać/wywołaćalarm ―to cause/arousealarm odłączyćalarm ―to disconnect analarm uszkodzićalarm ―to damage/break analarm słyszeć/usłyszećalarm ―to hear analarm przerwaćalarm ―to stop/cease analarm nacisnąćalarm ―to press analarm budzićalarm ―to arousealarm wprowadzićalarm ―to implementalarm alarm spłoszył kogośanalarm startled someone alarm wyje/zawyłanalarm wails/wailed alarm dzwoni/zadzwoniłanalarm rings/rang alarm trwa ileśanalarm lasts a certain amount of time alarm rośniealarm grows/increases ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000 ), “alarm ”, inEtymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927 ), “alarm Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language ^ Teresa Sokołowska (14.04.2022 ), “ALARM ”, inElektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century alarm inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANalarm in Polish dictionaries at PWNSamuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814 ), “allarm Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861 ), “alarm Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz ,A. Kryński ,W. Niedźwiedzki , editors (1900 ), “alarm ”, inSłownik języka polskiego 21 Borrowed fromFrench alarme
IPA (key ) : /ǎlarm/ Hyphenation:a‧larm àlarm m inan Cyrillic spelling а̀ларм relational adjective àlarmnī
alarm “alarm ”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal 2006–2025 Borrowed fromGerman Alarm Kashubian alarm Polish alarm
IPA (key ) : /aˈlarm/ Rhymes:-arm Syllabification:a‧larm alarm m inan related adjective alarmôwy
alarm alarm n
analarm alarm FromFrench alarme
IPA (key ) : /a.laɾm/ Hyphenation:a‧larm alarm (definite accusative alarmı plural alarmlar
alarm Tehlike anındaalarmı beklemeden sığınağa girmeliyiz. In case of danger, we must enter the shelter without waiting for thealarm . alarm clock Synonym: çalar saat Alarmım zamanında çalmadı.Myalarm clock didn't ring on time. 
