verb
Meaning 1
To call attention to a problem; to warn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sound the alarm
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
raise the alarm
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Sound
Pronunciation
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: varoittaa — Translations
- Finnish: hälyttää — Translations
- French: tirer la sonnette d'alarme — Translations
- German: Alarm schlagen — Translations
- Polish: bić na alarm — Translations
- Polish: uderzać na alarm — Translations
- Polish: uderzyć na alarm — Translations
- Spanish: dar la voz de alarma — Translations