German word

alarmieren

Pronunciation

IPA/alaʁˈmiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbalert

Example

Er alarmierte sofort die Polizei.

He immediately alerted the police.

Illustration for alarmieren (alert)

More examples

Die Schwester alarmierte den Notarzt wegen starker Schmerzen.

The nurse alerted the emergency doctor because of severe pain.

Core concept

One alert reaches the right people quickly enough for them to respond to danger.

Common phrases

  • Polizei alarmieren

    alert the police

  • Feuerwehr alarmieren

    alert the fire department

  • den Notarzt alarmieren

    alert the emergency doctor

Similar words

melden: To formally report an event or problem for official attention and action.
anrufen: To contact someone by phone and explain the situation.
informieren: To give someone the information needed to understand a situation.
warnen: To draw attention to a danger or possible problem.

Definition in German

Jemanden oder eine Institution durch eine Meldung, ein Signal oder eine Warnung schnell auf eine Gefahr oder einen dringenden Zustand aufmerksam machen

Word origin

The verb was formed in German from the borrowed noun Alarm by adding -ieren, a common verb-forming ending for learned or borrowed vocabulary.

Usage tips

  • Alarmieren has a formal, urgent tone, whereas an ordinary personal notice often uses anrufen or Bescheid sagen.

Other meanings

  • sound the alarmverb
  • warnverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Alarmierungalertingnoun
  • alarmierendalarmingadjective

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