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2[wair] adjective, verb, wared, war⋅ing. Archaic.
–adjective
1. watchful, wary, or cautious.
2. aware; conscious.
–verb (used with object)
3. to beware of (usually used in the imperative).

Origin:
bef. 900; ME (adj. and v.); OE wær (adj.); c. G gewahr aware, ON varr
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ware  (v.)
"to take heed of, beware," O.E. warian "to guard against," from P.Gmc. *warojan, from *waro- "to guard, watch" (cf. O.Fris. waria, O.N. vara); related to O.E. wær "aware" (see wary).
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