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be⋅ware
[bi-wair] 
–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. |
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| be·ware (bĭ-wâr') 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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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.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.
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Language Translation for : beware
Spanish:
cuidado, *atención (con),
German:
sich hüten,
Japanese:
気をつける
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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