Meanings
verbraise the alarm (third-person singular simple present raises the alarm, present participle raising the alarm, simple past and past participle raised the alarm)
present singular third person raises the alarm · participle present raising the alarm · participle past raised the alarm · past raised the alarm
- To call attention to a problem; to warn.
Synonyms: sound the alarm
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo call attention to a problem; to warn.
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Finnish varoittaa, hälyttää
- varoittaaTranslations
- hälyttääTranslations
French tirer la sonnette d'alarme
- tirer la sonnette d'alarmeTranslations
German Alarm schlagen
- Alarm schlagenTranslations
Polish bić na alarm, uderzać na alarm
- bić na alarmTranslations
- uderzać na alarmTranslations
- uderzyć na alarmTranslations
Spanish dar la voz de alarma
- dar la voz de alarmaTranslations
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APA
raise the alarm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raise%20the%20alarm
MLA
“raise the alarm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raise%20the%20alarm. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raise the alarm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raise%20the%20alarm.
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