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aware

[ uh-wair ]
/ əˈwɛər /
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adjective

having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
informed; alert; knowledgeable; sophisticated: She is one of the most politically aware young women around.

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RELATED WORDS

wise, mindful, conscious, apprehensive, receptive, informed, alive, appreciative, awake, cognizant, familiar, attentive, acquainted, alert, cool, enlightened, groovy, heedful, hip, into

Nearby words

awaken, awakening, award, award wage, awardee, aware, awareness, awash, awato, away, away goal

Origin of aware

before 1100; Middle English, variant of iwar, Old English gewær watchful (cognate with Old High German, Old Saxon giwar, German gewahr), equivalent to ge- y- + wær ware2

Related forms

a·ware·ness, nounhy·per·a·ware, adjectiveself-a·ware, adjectivewell-a·ware, adjective

Synonym study

1. See conscious.
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British Dictionary definitions for aware

aware

/ (əˈwɛə) /

adjective

(postpositive foll by of) having knowledge; cognizantaware of his error
informed of current developmentspolitically aware

Derived Forms

awareness, noun

Word Origin for aware

Old English gewær; related to Old Saxon, Old High German giwar Latin verērī to be fearful; see beware, wary
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