English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van "waaksaamheid" is die toestand van waaksaam en gereed wees om aksie te neem of kennis te neem van iets, dikwels in reaksie op potensiƫle gevaar of 'n geleentheid. Dit kan verwys na fisiese of geestelike waaksaamheid, oplettendheid en bewustheid. Dit is die kwaliteit van wakker, bewus en gereed wees om op stimuli te reageer. Oplettendheid kan ook beteken om vinnig te verstaan en daarop te reageer.

Synonyms

  1. alerting

Sentence Examples

  1. The only change in it that they could notice was an accession of alertness.
  2. The door opened downstairs and he snapped to alertness.
  3. He kicked him in the gut, drawing him into sudden alertness.
  4. He always moved with the alertness of a mind which could neither be undecided nor dilatory, but now he seemed more sudden than usual in his disappearance.
  5. Gareth waited in the bar with Sarah, drinking beer and Diet Coke, Sarah raising and lowering the soft drink with a mechanical alertness, not touching Gareth, looking at everything around the place, everything except her boyfriend.
  6. The lamp beat upon his face, and so intent was it and so still that it might have been that of a clear-cut classical statue, a personification of alertness and expectation.
  7. Elton looked all happiness at this proposition and nothing could exceed his alertness and attention in conducting them into his house and endeavouring to make every thing appear to advantage.