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unaware
[ uhn-uh-wair ]
/ ˌʌn əˈwɛər /
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adjective
not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
adverb
OTHER WORDS FOR unaware
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
OTHER WORDS FROM unaware
un·a·ware·ly, adverbun·a·ware·ness, nounWords nearby unaware
unau, unauthorized, unavailable, unavailing, unavoidable, unaware, unawares, unbacked, unbalance, unbalanced, unbalanced translocation
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How to use unaware in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for unaware
unaware
/ (ˌʌnəˈwɛə) /
adjective
(postpositive) not aware or conscious (of)unaware of the danger, he ran across the road
not fully cognizant of what is going on in the worldhe's the most unaware person I've ever met
adverb
a variant of unawares
Derived forms of unaware
unawarely, adverbunawareness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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