beware
Use Beware in a sentence
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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| —vb (often foll by of) | |
| to be cautious or wary (of); be on one's guard (against) | |
| [C13 be war, from | |
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Beware
is one of our favorite verbs.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
beware
c.1200, probably from a conflation of be ware (though the compound bewarian "defend" existed in O.E.). See wary.
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Example sentences
Beware of rainstorms upstream, since they may cause flash flooding.
Consumers should beware of purchasing reconditioned or used mattresses and furniture accordingly.
Beware funding for projects that slip too easily into contemporary policy debates.
There will always be those that aren't, but then as with everything: let the buyer beware.
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