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Meanings of alarm in English
Usage of alarm in English
1
Sound the alarm: the good old-fashioned relationship is under attack from technology.
2
My good mood gave way to alarm, because she looked so serious.
3
By July last year, the project manager for Choice was expressing alarm.
4
The delay in the peace negotiations is causing considerable alarm in Europe.
5
She was able to free herself and raise the alarm, he said.
6
Do I really need a remote control to use my alarm clock?
7
Small ones, of course, she said, so as not to alarm her.
8
She said someone forced open a window and the alarm went off.
9
Guards were multiplied; arms were repaired in every house; alarm-bells were hung.
10
But when he was gone, she'd set her alarm, just in case.
11
The victim struggled free and ran home, where he raised the alarm.
12
There was one alarm spell we had to leave in place, however.
13
The Arkwright home had a first-rate burglar alarm, Fischer Systems' model NCN-30.
14
And, of course, the six o'clock awakening that needs no alarm call.
15
Probably only a few seconds; I had to trust my alarm system.
16
The half-breed in the bow ceased paddling, and looked back in alarm.
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Translations for alarm
Russian
Portuguese
Alarm through the time
Alarm across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
Ireland
Common
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