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It can be a verb: "I alerted the authorities."
It can be an adjective: "Alerted authorities are more effective than uninformed authorities."
Yes, you are alerted if a question on your watchlist is flagged.
The past tense of alert is alerted.
to be alerted
When one of your questions is ed, you are alerted by email if you were logged in as a contributor when you asked that question.