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Definitions for BEWARE
bɪˈwɛərbe·ware

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. beware, mindverb

    be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to

    "Beware of telephone salesmen"

Wiktionary

  1. bewareverb

    To use caution, pay attention (to) (if intransitive, construed with of).

  2. Etymology: Compound of be- and the verb ware

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Bewareverb

    Etymology: from be and ware, or wary; that is, cautious:

    You must beware of drawing or painting clouds, winds, and thunder, towards the bottom of your piece. John Dryden, Dufres.

    Every one ought to be very careful to beware what he admits for a principle. John Locke.

    Warn’d by the sylph, oh, pious maid, beware!
    This to disclose is all thy guardian can;
    Beware of all, but most beware of man. Alexander Pope, Rape of the L.

Wikipedia

  1. Beware

    Beware is a song by American hip hop recording artist Big Sean taken from his second studio album Hall of Fame (2013). "Beware" was released on June 25, 2013, as the album's third single, through GOOD and Def Jam. The song was written by Sean Anderson, Dwayne Carter, Dwane Weir II, and Alexander Izquierdo, while production was handled by frequent collaborator Key Wane and Mike Dean and features guest appearances from rapper Lil Wayne and singer Jhené Aiko. Musically "Beware" is a hip hop song, backed by "poppy" and "head-bobbing" production, with lyrics that revolve around themes of infidelity and breaking up. Upon release "Beware" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics; who praised the song's musical direction and the inclusion of Jhene Aiko. Commercially the song fared well reaching the top forty of US Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten of the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, since its release the song has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

ChatGPT

  1. beware

    "Beware" is an imperative verb often used as a warning or cautionary advice to be alert and attentive to avoid impending danger, harm, deception, or unpleasant situations. It alerts an individual to be on their guard against something potentially harmful or negative.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bewareverb

    to be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided

  2. Bewareverb

    to have a special regard; to heed

  3. Bewareverb

    to avoid; to take care of; to have a care for

Wikidata

  1. Beware

    Beware was the fifth release from the Lodi, New Jersey horror punk band The Misfits. Since it was originally intended to be available for the group's 1979 UK tour, it combined two earlier, out of print releases, with the substitution of one new track.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Beware

    be-wār′, v.i. to be on one's guard: to be suspicious of danger: to take care (with of; with clause—lest, that, not, how). [From the words be and ware run together. See Wary.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BEWARE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BEWARE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of BEWARE in a Sentence

  1. Author Unknown:

    Beware of the man who knows the answer before he understands the question.

  2. John Ernst Steinbeck:

    One man was so mad at me that he ended his letter Beware. You will never get out of this world alive.

  3. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

    -I have a most salient message to all those in -the jamaican music industry, and cultural affairs. there are people in their midst as infiltrates whom they are trusting with their ideas on reggae. most of these people are from foreign lands who seek with one dire intent. those in the u.w.I and other places have become -nesting grounds for these moles.beware, the deceit!!! I say this- without prejudice. I will not disclose my sources and methods.

  4. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    The sea, washing the equator and the poles, offers its perilous aid, and the power and empire that follow it... Beware of me, it says, but if you can hold me, I am the key to all the lands.

  5. Henry David Thoreau, Walden:

    Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.

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