Aware

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)

Origin

From Old English ġewær, from ġe- ("(intensifier)") (English a-) + wær (English ware), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *waraz. Replaced plain (unintensified) ware.

Full definition of aware

Adjective

1. Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
   Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.
2. Conscious or having knowledge of something.
• 1918, W. B. Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp Chapter 7, “… This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.
3. Are you aware of what is being said about you?

Synonyms

• (on one's guard) wary, watchful, sensitive
• (conscious of something) apprised, informed, cognizant, conscious, mindful

Antonyms

• unaware

Derived terms

• awareness
• unaware

Related terms

• wary
• beware