ware

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.1.1 Translations 2 Japanese 2.1 Pronoun 3 Maori 3.1 Adjective 3.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /wɛə/, SAMPA: /wE@/
• (US) enPR: wĕr, IPA: /wɛr/, SAMPA: /wEr/
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• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)

Rhymes: -ɒri

• Homophones: wear, where (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English wær

[edit] Adjective

ware (comparative more ware, superlative most ware)

1. (poetic) aware

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• beware

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English waru

[edit] Noun

ware (plural wares)

1. A product that is bought or sold; a commodity.

[edit] Derived terms

• -ware

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[edit] Etymology 3

from Old English warian

[edit] Verb

to ware (third-person singular simple present wares, present participle waring, simple past and past participle wared)

1. (obsolete) To beware of something.

[edit] Translations

• Ido: -aj

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Pronoun

ware

1. self

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[edit] Maori

[edit] Adjective

ware

1. ignorant

[edit] Noun

ware

1. saliva