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Alarm Takes Problem Verb Bre əˈlɑːm əˈlɑːrm Captain

Word alarm
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / əˈlɑːm / NAmE / əˈlɑːrm /
Example
  • the captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers.
  • it alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously.
  • he brought out a gun and frightened them off.
  • they managed to scare the bears away.
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alarm

(verb)BrE / əˈlɑːm / NAmE / əˈlɑːrm /
  1. to make somebody anxious or afraid
    • synonym worry
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/worry_1
    • The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers.
    • It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously.
    • He brought out a gun and frightened them off.
    • They managed to scare the bears away.
    • It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously.
    • Flying terrified her.
  2. to fit something such as a door with a device that warns people when somebody is trying to enter illegally
  3. Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they alarm
    • he / she / it alarms
    • past simple alarmed
    • past participle alarmed
    • -ing form alarming

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (as an exclamation meaning ‘to arms!’): from Old French alarme, from Italian allarme, from all' arme! ‘to arms!’.
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