aware
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2.7
- adjective
- /əˈwɛr/
:
consciente
- Mostly you are not even aware of how it works.
- become aware
- made aware
- need to be aware
See, if you're not aware, you cannot change it.
- See, if you're not aware, you cannot change it.
- He's not awake or aware of any of this.
- It doesn't mean that a person is not aware of the case.
- OK, So how is someone aware of their own assumptions?
- But the whole time doing Friends, I wasn't aware of that at all.
- So I was, I was aware of that through the whole summer.
- Now most of us are aware of what's going on in China.
- If you're in pain, you're just directly aware of your pain.
Examples
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Patients need to be made aware of danger symptoms so they present early.
Academic text (2011) -
Visitors to these rivers are cautioned to be aware of and respect private property rights.
Academic text (2011) -
If it's a warning, just be aware and then move on.
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Start becoming aware of that potential within yourself.
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And no one knows as far as I am aware, right?
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Are you aware of the fire at my construction site?
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But this has made us all more aware that the public is watching us more closely.
Academic text (2011) -
Now most of us are aware of what's going on in China.
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Why should teachers of the arts be aware of these research findings?
Academic text (2011) -
Being environmentally aware, she decided to recycle all her plastic bottles.
Synonyms
103
3.5
Aware of something and noticing it or its effects
57
4.0
Aware of something and paying careful attention
33
3.5
A person who knows a lot about a subject or the world
31
4.0
Aware of something and careful about it
22
7.5
Aware of a fact or a situation
7
3.5
Aware of something, often by noticing small signs
Someone who knows a lot about a subject because they have the facts
Antonyms
How Aware
Surface Forms
Morphology
aware = ware (semi-transparent) = a + ware
Formally analyzable as 'a-' + 'ware' (meaning 'cautious'), but 'ware' as an adjective is rare/archaic so learners are unlikely to infer the meaning from parts.
Etymology
Aware comes from an old word meaning 'on guard' — the ware part is the same idea as in wary and beware, which mean 'careful' or 'watch out'. So, to be aware is to have knowledge of something or to be 'watchful' about it.