aware

English

Etymology

From Old English ġewær, from ġe- (“(intensifier)”) (English a-) + wær (English ware), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *waraz. Replaced plain (unintensified) ware.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)

Adjective

aware (comparative awarer, superlative awarest)

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

   Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.

2. Conscious or having knowledge of something

   Are you aware of what is being said about you?

Synonyms

• (on one's guard): wary, watchful, sensitive
• (conscious of something): apprised, informed, cognizant, conscious

Antonyms

• unaware

Derived terms

• awareness
• unaware

Related terms

• wary
• beware

Translations

vigilant, on one's guard

Dutch: waakzaam zijn (nl), op zijn hoede zijn (nl) Finnish: valpas (fi) Italian: all'erta (it)

Portuguese: alerta (pt) Serbo-Croatian: budan (sh) Spanish: alerta (es)

having knowledge of something

Czech: vědom (cs) Dutch: op de hoogte zijn (nl) Finnish: tietoinen (fi) Polish: świadom m., świadomy m.

Scottish Gaelic: fiosrach (gd) Serbo-Croatian: svjestan (sh) Spanish: consciente (es)

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Bulgarian: осведомен; който съзнава/усеща/чувствува/долавя/знае German: bewusst (de), gewahr, gewärtig Hungarian: tudatában van

Italian: conscio (it), consapevole (it) Kurdish: به‌خه‌به‌ر (ku) (bexeber) Russian: беречься (ru) (beréch'sja)

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Japanese

Noun

aware (hiragana あわれ)

1. 哀れ: pity