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be·ware    Audio Help   [bi-wair] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to be wary, cautious, or careful of (usually used imperatively): Beware such inconsistency. Beware his waspish wit.
–verb (used without object)
2.to be cautious or careful: Beware of the dog.

[Origin: 1150–1200; ME, from phrase of warning be ware. See be, ware2]
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be·ware    Audio Help   (bĭ-wâr')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   be·wared, be·war·ing, be·wares

v.   tr.
To be on guard against; be cautious of: "Beware the ides of March" (Shakespeare).

v.   intr.
To be cautious; exert caution: We had to beware of the icy patches on the road. Beware of the dog.


[Middle English ben war : ben, to be; see be + war, on one's guard; see ware2.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
beware 
c.1200, probably from a conflation of be ware (though the compound bewarian "defend" existed in O.E.). See wary.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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beware

verb
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
beware1 [biˈweə] verb — used mostly in the imperative and the infinitive
(usually with of) to be careful (of)
Example: Beware of the dog.
Arabic: يَحْذَر
Chinese (Simplified): 谨防
Chinese (Traditional): 謹防
Czech: dát si pozor (na)
Danish: pas på
Dutch: oppassen
Estonian: hoiduma
Finnish: varoa
French: attention (à)
German: sich hüten
Greek: προσέχω, έχω το νου μου
Hungarian: óvakodik
Icelandic: vara sig á, varast
Indonesian: awas
Italian: stare attento a*
Japanese: 気をつける
Korean: 조심하다
Latvian: sargāties
Lithuanian: saugotis
Norwegian: vokte seg for, se opp for
Polish: strzec się
Portuguese (Brazil): tomar cuidado
Portuguese (Portugal): ter cuidado
Romanian: atenţie (la)
Russian: остерегаться
Slovak: pozor (na)
Slovenian: paziti (se)
Spanish: cuidado, *atención (con)
Swedish: akta sig
Turkish: …-den, *dan sakınmak, …-e dikkat etmek
beware2 [biˈweə] verb
to be careful
Example: He told them to beware.
Arabic: يَحْتَرِس، يَحْذَر
Chinese (Simplified): 当心
Chinese (Traditional): 當心
Czech: dát si pozor
Danish: være forsigtig; passe på
Dutch: oppassen
Estonian: ettevaatlik olema
Finnish: olla varovainen
French: prendre garde
German: sich vorsehen
Greek: προσέχω, φυλάγομαι
Hungarian: vigyáz
Icelandic: fara varlega
Indonesian: hati-hati
Italian: stare attento*, stare in guardia*
Japanese: 用心する
Korean: 주의하다
Latvian: sargāties
Lithuanian: saugotis
Norwegian: passe på, være på vakt
Polish: uważać
Portuguese (Brazil): acautelar-se
Portuguese (Portugal): acautelar-se
Romanian: a fi atent
Russian: быть осторожным
Slovak: dať si pozor
Slovenian: varovati se
Spanish: tener cuidado
Swedish: ta vara på sig
Turkish: dikkatli olmak
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Beware

Be*ware"\, v. i. [Be, imperative of verb to be + ware. See Ware, Wary.]

1. To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided.

Beware of all, but most beware of man ! --Pope.

Beware the awful avalanche. --Longfellow.

2. To have a special regard; to heed. [Obs.]

Behold, I send an Angel before thee. . . . Beware of him, and obey his voice. --Ex. xxiii. 20, 21.

Note: This word is a compound from be and the Old English ware, now wary, which is an adjective. "Be ye war of false prophetis." --Wyclif, Matt. vii. 15. It is used commonly in the imperative and infinitive modes, and with such auxiliaries (shall, should, must, etc.) as go with the infinitive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Beware

Be*ware"\ (b[-e]*w[^a]r"), v. t. To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for. [Obs.] "Priest, beware your beard." --Shak.

To wish them beware the son. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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