Alarm Meaning in English

word

US

/əˈɫɑɹm/

uh-LARM

UK

/ɐlˈɑːm/

uh-LAHM

परिभाषा

An alarm is a sound or signal that warns you about danger or a problem, or a device set to wake you up at a certain time. It can also mean a sudden feeling of fear or worry.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Common collocations include 'set an alarm', 'alarm clock', 'fire alarm', and 'burglar alarm'. 'Alarm' as a feeling is more formal and appears in phrases like 'to my alarm' or 'cause alarm'; in everyday speech, people more often say 'worry' or 'panic'.

• Spanish: alarma - alarma (reloj) - susto
• Portuguese (BR): alarme - despertador - alarme (sensação de perigo)
• Portuguese (PT): alarme - despertador - alarme (sensação de perigo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 警报 - 闹钟 - 惊慌
• Chinese (Traditional): 警報 - 鬧鐘 - 驚慌
• Hindi: अलार्म - चेतावनी संकेत - घबराहट
• Arabic: إنذار - منبّه - فزع
• Bengali: অ্যালার্ম - সংকেত - আতঙ্ক
• Russian: сигнализация - тревога
• Japanese: アラーム - 警報 - 驚き
• Vietnamese: báo thức - chuông báo động - báo động - lo lắng
• Korean: 알람 - 경보 - 불안
• Turkish: alarm - alarm saati - uyarı - endişe
• Urdu: انتباہ - الارم - تشویش
• Indonesian: báo động - báo thức - lo ngại

उदाहरण वाक्य

I set my alarm for 6:30.

basic

The fire alarm went off during class.

basic

The news caused alarm in the town.

basic

Did your alarm not go off, or were you just ignoring it?

natural

At first I thought the car alarm was part of the song.

natural

To my alarm, the door was already open when I got home.

natural