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.
ChatGPT
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
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
Unfortunately these are things that we do see in our community, however, you know, we did have a lot of restrictions on our nightlife during the pandemic. You know, we had nightlife closed for a period of time. We had social distancing put into place for a period of time. So, now as we get back into a more normal routine of people interacting with each other, it’s really important that, you know, our community is aware that these things do occur and to take the steps that they need to take to keep themselves safe.
The statement of [Sen. Rand] Paul would create anxiety because he's a doctor, he's a respected senator and there is no evidence that I'm aware of that a vaccine causes mental retardation, if he has that evidence he should come forward and let the scientific community do something about it. You cannot scare people by anecdote.
While thousands of people had been aware that newspapers would go extinct, nobody had really imagined certain disturbing developments in the new media, and more specifically in social media.
We’re just playing well together and making shots, figuring things out, we do n’t have time to do too much and we’re all aware what our roles are going to be.
Now we know - and from us, our husbands and our community also have become 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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