raise the alarm

English

Verb

raise the alarm (third-person singular simple present raises the alarm, present participle raising the alarm, simple past and past participle raised the alarm)

1. To call attention to a problem; to warn.

   Synonym: sound the alarm

Related terms

• alarm-raising

Translations

Translations

• French: tirer la sonnette d’alarme (fr)
• German: Alarm schlagen
• Polish: bić na alarm (pl), uderzać na alarm, uderzyć na alarm
• Spanish: dar la voz de alarma