alarm
ә'lɑ:mnoun, verb
A21,780th most heard wordIn 78 of 3788 videos (2%)heard 207 timeslast on Oct 27, 2026
- n. fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- n. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- n. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
Across the 3,788 English YouTube videos LingoDew uses to teach English, “alarm” is heard 207 times in 78 videos from 41 channels, the 1,780th most heard word. Unofficial CEFR word lists put it at A2.
Heard in
Each line opens the video at the moment alarm is said.
- 20:17You can say the alarm went off and we had to evacuate immediately.你可以说警报响了，我们不得不立即撤离。Learn 150 Essential Phrases for Neighbor Conversations in English | Conversation Practice
- 1:45At 7:30, I'm usually still negotiating with my alarm clock.7点半的时候，我通常还在和我的闹钟讨价还价。Why You Can't Speak English Fluently (The "Chunk" Secret Nobody Told You) | English Podcast
- 6:46You set off the Storyteller Creed Alarm!你触发了说书人信条警报！Oops! I Just Ate You | spooky read aloud | zombie read aloud
- 2:37If you ever wonder why you wake up a minute before your alarm clock goes off, I just did it today.如果你曾经好奇为什么会在闹钟响前一分钟醒来，我今天就遇到了。Andrew Huberman Demonstrates Eye-Movement Sleep Trick, Shares Tips for Brain Health (Extended)
- 3:49When the alarm rings, your mind will offer you comfort.当闹钟响起时，你的大脑会给你提供舒适的借口。Repeat-After-Me or just LISTEN or for English Speaking Fluency SHADOWING Practice
How it's said
Forms and phrases that come up again and again in the videos.
- Forms you'll hear
- alarmsalarmingalarmed
- Often heard with
- my alarm52×alarm go25×alarm clock17×alarm for13×alarm be9×
Related words
Words that come up in the same clips.
morning'mɒ:niŋn. the time period between dawn and noonsleepsli:pn. a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspendedroutineru:'ti:nn. an unvarying or habitual method or procedureneighbor'neibәn. a person who lives (or is located) near anotherbother'bɒðәv. intrude or enter uninvitedfriendly'frendlin. troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
Practice it in LingoDew
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