aware
Meaning
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- Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
- Conscious or having knowledge of something.
Synonyms
be aware of
sharp-sighted
awake to
be aware
not sleeping
conscious awake
aware of
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈwɛɚ/
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, Swedish var, Icelandic varr.
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