aware

UK /əˈwɛə(ɹ)/ US /əˈwɛɚ/

adj 2verb 1

Definitions

adj

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

Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.

Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.

Are you aware of what is being said about you?

Gotta get going. I wasn’t aware that it was already so late.

verb

To make (someone) aware of something.

Conſcience is the director of all our actions, and diſcriminates them all, with the intentions of our hearts; awares us of the crime of the one, and the virtue of the other.

Collocations

(adj.) conscious

VERBS

be, seem

become

make sb

The documentary made viewers aware of plastic pollution in our oceans.

ADV

acutely, keenly, very, well

fully, perfectly

She was perfectly aware that her friend had forgotten her birthday.

dimly, vaguely

hardly, not really

I was hardly aware that the meeting had already started when I arrived.

horribly, painfully

She became horribly aware that she had forgotten her passport at home.

PREP

She became aware of a strange noise coming from the basement last night.

(adj.) informed

VERBS

become

ADV

very

environmentally, politically, socially

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — bearing in mind

mindful

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.

Wiktionary

Are you aware of what is being said about you?

Wiktionary

Gotta get going. I wasn’t aware that it was already so late.

Wiktionary

Conſcience is the director of all our actions, and diſcriminates them all, with the intentions of our hearts; awares us of the crime of the one, and the virtue of the other.

Wiktionary

If you don't understand something, it's because you aren't aware of its context.

Tatoeba · #1743

Are you aware of how much she loves you?

Tatoeba · #15784

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