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əˈwɛəraware

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. aware(p), cognizant, cognisantadjective

    (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

    "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"

  2. mindful, awareadjective

    bearing in mind; attentive to

    "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"

Wiktionary

  1. awareadjective

    Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

    Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.

  2. awareadjective

    Conscious or having knowledge of something

    Are you aware of what is being said about you?

  3. Etymology: From gewær, from ge- (English a-#Etymology 3) + wær (English ware), from ga- +. Replaced plain (unintensified) ware.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Awareadverb

    Vigilant; in a state of alarm; attentive.

    Etymology: from a and ware; and old word for cautious; it is however, perhaps an adjective; gewarian, Sax.

    Ere I was aware, I had left myself nothing but the name of a king. Philip Sidney.

    Ere sorrow was aware, they made his thoughts bear away something else besides his own sorrow. Philip Sidney, Arcadia.

    Temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves; so that we are but little aware of them, and less able to withstand them. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

  2. To Awareverb

    To beware; to be cautious.

    So warn’d he them, aware themselves; and
    Instant, without disturb, they took alarm. Par. Lost, b. vi.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Awareadjective

    watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty

  2. Awareadjective

    apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy's designs

  3. Etymology: [OE. iwar, AS. gewr, fr. wr wary. The pref. ge- orig. meant together, completely. . See Wary.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Aware

    a-wār′, adj. wary: informed, conscious (with of)—ns. Aware′dom (H. Walpole), Aware′ness. [A.S. gewær, pfx. ge-, and wær, cautious. See Wary.]

Editors Contribution

  1. aware

    To have knowledge of.

    They were aware of the way forward intuitively..


    Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'AWARE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #954

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'AWARE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #924

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'AWARE' in Adjectives Frequency: #108

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of AWARE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of AWARE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of AWARE in a Sentence

  1. Dejan Stojanovic:

    Be aware of the high notes, of the blissful faces and their soft messages, and listen for the silent message of a highly decorated gift.

  2. Governor Cuomo:

    Obviously, I am aware of what is going on with Andrew Cuomo, and obviously I can not cover it because he is Andrew Cuomo. Now, of course CNN has to cover it. They have covered it extensively and they will continue to do so. I have always cared very deeply about these issues, and profoundly so. I just want to tell you that.

  3. Nick Bisley:

    People could lose jobs if Chinese tourists stop coming, farmers could go broke if China stops buying agricultural goods, and the government is aware of this. This is why they haven't continued with the language we saw in 2017.

  4. Marc Walkowskisaid:

    Theres a lot of hotels in this area so Im not concerned that ours would be a target, but you never know, we werent aware that it was arson, we assumed it was an accident.

  5. Jim Barger:

    CIDs are unfortunately common — but in the same way that health care fraud is unfortunately common. They signal that DOJ is aware of credible allegations of fraud, companies and investors should take CIDs very seriously and proceed with caution. They are not to be shrugged off as some routine inquiry.

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