What does aware mean?
Definitions for aware
əˈwɛəraware
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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
awareadjective
Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.
awareadjective
Conscious or having knowledge of something
Are you aware of what is being said about you?
Etymology: From gewær, from ge- (English a-#Etymology 3) + wær (English ware), from ga- +. Replaced plain (unintensified) ware.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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
Awareadjective
watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty
Awareadjective
apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy's designs
Etymology: [OE. iwar, AS. gewr, fr. wr wary. The pref. ge- orig. meant together, completely. . See Wary.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
aware
To have knowledge of.
They were aware of the way forward intuitively..
Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'aware' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #954
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'aware' in Written Corpus Frequency: #924
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'aware' in Adjectives Frequency: #108
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of aware in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of aware in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of aware in a Sentence
This judgment has the potential to be political dynamite as it is possible that the European Court will uphold the right of the ECB to adopt a policy that prefers the euro zone to countries like the UK that do not use the euro, the Court will be well aware of the political ramifications of this case, particularly given the UK concerns about recent developments in financial services regulation and the threat of Brexit.
Woke -- I don't remember the day the term was born, although I hear Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says, ‘ Only old people use Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez now. ’ Well, you gave it to us. Like five years ago. So sorry we didn't get the memo, in its best sense, if we're talking about being aware of things we should have always been aware of more, reckonings that we've had … but there's a reason why the term ‘ woke ’ has come to signify going too far. And doing things that don't make sense.
It's ongoing, it's not just before meals, it's before everything, you have to be aware of everything you eat, the amount of insulin you need and other variables like exercise and stress. I've been doing it for 23 years now and still every day is new and challenging. I try to eat things that I have a good idea of the carb content and the fat content. It does involve a lot of guessing at times.
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.
Alzheimers Association saysWith many doctors:
We find that dementia and cognitive impairment are much more prevalent in the general population than most people are aware of.
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Translations for aware
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- conscientCatalan, Valencian
- vědomCzech
- wachsam, bewusstGerman
- ενήμεροςGreek
- consciente, alertaSpanish
- آگاهPersian
- valpas, tietoinenFinnish
- conscient, au courantFrench
- fiosrachScottish Gaelic
- sadarIndonesian
- all'ertaItalian
- consciaLatin
- waakzaam, op de hoogte zijn, op zijn hoedeDutch
- świadomy, świadomPolish
- consciente, alertaPortuguese
- знать, осведомлённый, в курсе, бдительный, сведущийRussian
- будан, свестан, budan, svestan, svjestanSerbo-Croatian
- medvetenSwedish
- விழிப்புணர்வுTamil
- آگاہUrdu
- ý thứcVietnamese
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