aware
having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
informed; alert; knowledgeable; sophisticated: She is one of the most politically aware young women around.
Origin of aware
1synonym study For aware
Other words for aware
Opposites for aware
Other words from aware
- a·ware·ness, noun
- hy·per·a·ware, adjective
- self-a·ware, adjective
- well-a·ware, adjective
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How to use aware in a sentence
Turned out the client had opted into the beta but wasn’t fully aware of what it did, Krowlewicz explained on Twitter.
Google’s Auto Applied Recommendations catch advertisers, agencies off guard | Ginny Marvin | November 17, 2020 | Search Engine LandCoastal communities need to be aware of and sensitive to these barriers – many of which are economic – in their local coastal plans and policies.
Cities Are Falling Short on Coastal Access – and Short-Term Rentals Could Help | Philip King and Sarah Jenkins | November 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoNg’s colleagues in the sport are all aware of the history-making nature of her appointment—and how it can change baseball for the better.
Many in the public may not be aware of just how many people are involved in counting mail-in ballots.
A Pennsylvania poll worker explains the painstaking process of counting votes | Kyle Brashear | November 12, 2020 | VoxThat said, it is wise to be aware of the downsides of noise, especially noise that we can’t control.
Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439) | Stephen J. Dubner | November 12, 2020 | Freakonomics
Zhu Zhu is hyperaware of the fact that Lyons and Berger are not her birth parents, and that she used to live in China.
British Dictionary definitions for aware
/ (əˈwɛə) /
(postpositive foll by of) having knowledge; cognizant: aware of his error
informed of current developments: politically aware
Origin of aware
1Derived forms of aware
- awareness, noun
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