Definitions for Unawares
ˌʌn əˈwɛərzun·awares

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unawaresadverb

   without forethought or plan; inadvertently

   "came upon the diamond unawares"

2. unawaresadverb

   suddenly and unexpectedly

   "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln

3. short, unawaresadverb

   at a disadvantage

   "I was caught short"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. unawaresadverb

   unexpectedly or by surprise

2. unawaresadverb

   inadvertently

3. unawaresadverb

   without plan or forethought

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unaware, Unawaresadverb

   Etymology: from aware, or wary.

   1. Without thought; without previous meditation.

   It is my father’s face,
   Whom, in this conflict, I unawares have kill’d. William Shakespeare.

   Firm we subsist; yet possible to swerve,
   And fall into deception unaware. John Milton.

   A pleasant beverage he prepar’d before,
   Of wine and honey mix’d; with added store
   Of opium: to his keeper this he brought,
   Who swallow’d unawares the sleepy draught,
   And snor’d secure. Dryden.

   ’Tis a sensation like that of a limb lopp’d off; one is trying every minute unawares to use it, and finds it is not. Alexander Pope.

   2. Unexpectedly; when it is not thought of; suddenly.

   Take heed lest you fall unawares into that inconvenience you formerly found fault with. Edmund Spenser.

   Lest destruction come upon him at unawares, and let his net that he hath hid, catch himself. Psalm xxxvi. 8.

   My hand, unawares to me, was, by the force of that endeavour it just before employed to sustain the fallen weight, carried up with such violence, that I bruised it. Boyle.

   He breaks at unawares upon our walks,
   And, like a midnight wolf, invades the fold. Dryden.

   Though we live never so long, we are still surprized: we put the evil day far from us, and then it catches us unawares, and we tremble at the prospect. William Wake.

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1. unawares

   Unawares typically means to be caught by surprise, unexpectedly, or without being prepared or forewarned. It refers to a situation or event that occurs when a person is not ready or does not expect it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unawaresadverb

   without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unawares in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unawares in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Unawares in a Sentence

1. Hebrews 132 Bible:

   Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

2. Mahabharata:

   Death comes, and makes a man his prey, A man whose powers are yet unspent; Like one on gathering flowers intent, Whose thoughts are turned another way. Begin betimes to practise good, Lest fate surprise thee unawares Amid thy round of schemes and cares; To-morrow?s task to-day conclude.*

3. Siddharth Astir:

   Routines catch us unawares after evolving into weaknesses!!!!

4. Ray Smith:

   It was a freak gust of wind that caught everyone unawares, it actually pulled the safety stakes out of the ground.

5. Seneca:

   We deliberate about the parcels of life, but not about life itself, and so we arrive all unawares at its different epochs, and have the trouble of beginning all again. And so finally it is that we do not walk as men confidently towards death, but let death come suddenly upon us.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Unawares
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unawares
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Unawares
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Unawares