Alert and Hearing

Alert

Alert adjective - Paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity.

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Hearing and alert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hearing" instead an adjective "Alert".

Nearby Words: alertness, alerted, alerting, alerter

Hearing adjective - Able to perceive sound.

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Alert and hearing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alert" instead an adjective "Hearing".

Nearby Words: hear, hearer

good	good alert	good hearing
special	special alert	special hearing
powerful	powerful alert	powerful hearing
actual	actual alert	actual hearing
Other adjectives: terrible, military, extra, last, heightened.

Upon hearing of the attack in Hawaii, the Philippine and American forces go on alert, with the Far East Air Force scrambling to meet any Japanese attack that might be aimed at them.

Source: World War II / War In Asia And The Pacific
However, you sort of could sleep while watching TV - if you fall asleep with the TV on, for a little while you could still be just alert enough to sort of follow what's going on by hearing dialogue.

Source: Fridge / Music
It's Probably Nothing: While minor noises can be dismissed if the guard sees nothing happened, anything significant (such as hearing gunfire or seeing a dead body) causes forces the guard to become alert, and remain like that for the rest of the mission.

Source: Video Game / Death To Spies

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