Definitions for aware
əˈwɛəraware

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aware(p), cognizant, cognisantadjective

   (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

   "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"

2. mindful, awareadjective

   bearing in mind; attentive to

   "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awareadjective

   Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

   Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.

2. awareadjective

   Conscious or having knowledge of something

   Are you aware of what is being said about you?

3. Etymology: From gewær, from ge- (English a-#Etymology 3) + wær (English ware), from ga- +. Replaced plain (unintensified) ware.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awareadverb

   Vigilant; in a state of alarm; attentive.

   Etymology: from a and ware; and old word for cautious; it is however, perhaps an adjective; gewarian, Sax.

   Ere I was aware, I had left myself nothing but the name of a king. Philip Sidney.

   Ere sorrow was aware, they made his thoughts bear away something else besides his own sorrow. Philip Sidney, Arcadia.

   Temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves; so that we are but little aware of them, and less able to withstand them. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

2. To Awareverb

   To beware; to be cautious.

   So warn’d he them, aware themselves; and
   Instant, without disturb, they took alarm. Par. Lost, b. vi.

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1. aware

   Aware means having knowledge or perception of something. It refers to being conscious or cognizant of one's surroundings, circumstances, or facts. It indicates being alert, attentive, and informed about a particular situation, event, or condition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awareadjective

   watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty

2. Awareadjective

   apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy's designs

3. Etymology: [OE. iwar, AS. gewr, fr. wr wary. The pref. ge- orig. meant together, completely. . See Wary.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aware

   a-wār′, adj. wary: informed, conscious (with of)—ns. Aware′dom (H. Walpole), Aware′ness. [A.S. gewær, pfx. ge-, and wær, cautious. See Wary.]

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1. aware

   To have knowledge of.

   They were aware of the way forward intuitively..

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'aware' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #954

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'aware' in Written Corpus Frequency: #924

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'aware' in Adjectives Frequency: #108

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How to pronounce aware?

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How to say aware in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aware in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aware in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of aware in a Sentence

1. Police Chief Jeri Williams:

   As soon as I was aware of the video, I began an immediate internal investigation, i assure you that this incident is not representative of the majority of Phoenix police officers who serve this city.

2. Christoph Schott:

   We had to make [ Facebook ] aware of it, which is interesting, it should be their job to find all those copies.

3. Novartis AG:

   We would like to clarify that the Company is not aware of the source of this news item.

4. Whitney Tilson:

   In the past week, I've received information that leads me to believe that senior management of Lumber Liquidators wasn't aware that the company was selling Chinese-made laminate that had high levels of formaldehyde.

5. Eliot Weisman:

   He didn’t like confrontation, period, especially in his family. And everybody in his family was aware of it… From time to time, whether it was Barbara alone or the kids or a combination, some things would get out of whack. Frank Sinatra greeting a fan. (Courtesy of Eliot Weisman) I think he became more upset, depressed about those things... It bothered him when there was confrontation about who’s getting what in the future after his death… He wanted his wife taken care of and his kids taken care of fairly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=aware
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aware
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=aware
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aware
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=aware
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=aware