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beware

[bih-wair]

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verb (used with object)

to be wary, cautious, or careful of (usually used imperatively): Beware such inconsistency. Beware his waspish wit.

verb (used without object)

to be cautious or careful: Beware of the dog.

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Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English, from phrase of warning be ware. See be, ware²

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Beware of alcohol or other factors that may encourage confessional impulses.

Beware of boasts by makers of the latest exercise machines.

Entire species may have been exterminated before they had time to learn to beware of hunters.

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Beware of alcohol or other factors that may encourage confessional impulses.

Beware of boasts by makers of the latest exercise machines.

Entire species may have been exterminated before they had time to learn to beware of hunters.

Beware post hoc ergo propter hoc, wail the logicians.

Beware the hidden hazards lurking within popular children's books.

Beware of the latest line in less lethal weapons: a scooter equipped with an air gun.

Beware the fine line between angst and depression, and see a counselor if that is really what you need.

Hikers must beware of sudden thunderstorms that can catch them on exposed ridges at any time of year.

There will always be those that aren't, but then as with everything: let the buyer beware.

And stick to the woods, keep clear of the road and beware of your headlamp.

Beware of potential employers browsing facebook photos.

Beware of situations in which you are asked to take on all of the less-desirable tasks.

Beware of rainstorms upstream, since they may cause flash flooding.

Beware actors for the few trying to sabotage the new system.

Beware of cheap eateries that sport big color photos of pizza and piles of different pastas.

Even those of you with private profiles might have totally public photo albums, so beware.

What is rude is telling women to beware of a fake rapist.

Beware ye hardy shipmates that in this world and worlds to come that reality doth not outrun thine apprehensions.

Just beware of any guys trying to get to second base.

Beware funding for projects that slip too easily into contemporary policy debates.

If that's the case, beware of flies bearing nanotubes.

But travelers might beware that they get what they are asking for.

Beware what lies beneath those maddeningly confusing claims.

Beware of undercooked pork chops, tenderloin and sausages.

But beware of a bias towards some technologies over others.

The thing to beware of is whether your lower ticket prices come with restrictions.

Consumers should beware of purchasing reconditioned or used mattresses and furniture accordingly.

Beware of people trying to pat or poke your belly though.

Universities and colleges need to beware of this scam, for it is indeed a scam.

Beware those who would confuse the latter with the former.

And beware that it is more than six years out of date.

The lesson from this is to beware of militaristic leaders who are all glory and short on reason.

Even vegetarians should beware the consequences of governmental ownership of water.

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beware (bɪˈwɛə)

—vb (often foll by of)
	to be cautious or wary (of); be on one's guard (against)

[C13 be war, from be (imperative) + warwary]

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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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