aware
Use Aware in a sentence
adjective
1.
having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
2.
informed; alert; knowledgeable; sophisticated: She is one of the most politically aware young women around.
Origin:
before 1100; Middle English, variant of iwar, Old English gewær watchful (cognate with Old High German, Old Saxon giwar, German gewahr), equivalent to ge- y- + wær ware2
before 1100; Middle English, variant of iwar, Old English gewær watchful (cognate with Old High German, Old Saxon giwar, German gewahr), equivalent to ge- y- + wær ware2
Related forms
a·ware·ness, noun
hy·per·a·ware, adjective
self-a·ware, adjective
well-a·ware, adjective
Antonyms
1. oblivious.
1. oblivious.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| —adj (foll by of) | |
| 1. | having knowledge; cognizant: aware of his error |
| 2. | informed of current developments: politically aware |
| [Old English gewær; related to Old Saxon, Old High German giwar Latin verērī to be fearful; see | |
| a'wareness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
aware
late O.E., gewær, from ge- intens. prefix + wær "wary, cautious," from P.Gmc. *ga-waraz (see wary). Related: Awareness.
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Example sentences
So if the plate color is same with the food, people are not aware of how much they have eaten.
They would then take the information home to parents, who probably aren't aware of it either.
In preparing for any fantasy draft, it's important to be aware of any built-in biases.
Never throw anything overboard, and be aware of marine life in the waters around you.
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