English Explanatory Dictionary

aware

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
  2. Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
verb
  1. To make (someone) aware of something.

Pronunciation

/əˈwɛə(ɹ)/ /əˈwɛɚ/ /əˈweːɹ/ en-us-aware.ogg

Word forms

aware more aware awarer most aware awarest awares awaring awared

Etymology

From Middle English aware, iwar, iware, ywar, from Old English ġewær (“aware”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawar, from Proto-Germanic *waraz (“aware, cautious”), from Proto-Indo-European *worós (“attentive”), from *wer- (“to heed; watch out”). Cognate with Dutch gewaar, German gewahr, Danish var, Swedish var, Icelandic varr.

Synonyms

aware witting in the know on the ball on the same page sharp up to speed up-to-date with it wary watchful sensitive alert attentive observant apprised informed cognizant conscious mindful

Antonyms

unaware

Related words

wary beware modern sane

Derived words

awarely awareness hyperaware locale-aware locale-awareness self-aware self-awareness well-aware well aware well-awareness
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