What does aware mean?

Definitions for aware
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.

ChatGPT

  1. aware

    Aware means having knowledge or perception of something. It refers to being conscious or cognizant of one's surroundings, circumstances, or facts. It indicates being alert, attentive, and informed about a particular situation, event, or condition.

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. Maria Jacob:

    Mr. Jackson did not have any contact with any members of Proud Boys at the Justice for J6 rally and had no knowledge that any of its members would attend. The government is aware of the allegations and to date has filed no suggestion of a violation or request for action.

  2. Patrick Neary:

    It must have been a package of things that were delivered, I really don't know much about it other than when it was unearthed and I became aware of them, it was discontinued, i regret that. It was a mistake.

  3. Brock Silvers:

    The environment is now so opaque and difficult that even the iconic master-operator Jack Ma has paid a very dear price for missteps, zhang Yiming and Colin Huang are intensely aware of this example, and Zhang Yiming and Colin Huang desire to not follow in Ma's most recent footsteps probably played at least some role in Zhang Yiming and Colin Huang respective decisions to step down.

  4. Randy Wenger:

    It seems like people are trying to take aware our traditions left and right, we need to do something to push back.

  5. Alanis Morissette:

    I didn't realize the degree of which the malapropism would trigger this furor. I think people are up in arms about the idea of being stupid and I'm perfectly aware that there's a big part of me that's very very dumb and very very brilliant - it depends when you catch me - so I don't personally care but I can see it's a big deal for people.

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