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aware

/əˈwɛə/ UK
[əˈwɛə̯] ~ [əˈwɛː] UK
/əˈwɛː/ British, Southern, Standard
/əˈweː/ Australia
/əˈweə/ New Zealand
/əˈwiə/ New Zealand
/əˈwɜː(ɹ)/
/əˈwɛɹ/ Canada, US
[əˈwɛɹ] ~ [əˈwɛɚ] Canada, US
/əˈweɹ/ Scotland
[əˈweːɾ] Scotland

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English aware, iwar, iware, ywar, from Old English ġewær (“aware”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawar, from Proto-Germanic *waraz (“aware, cautious”), from Proto-Indo-European *worós (“attentive”), from *wer- (“to heed; watch out”). Cognate with Dutch gewaar, German gewahr, Danish var, Swedish var, Icelandic varr.

adjective more aware · awarer · most aware · awarest

Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty. Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.
Similar: wary, watchful, sensitive, alert, attentive, observant
Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake. Are you aware of what is being said about you?
Similar: apprised, informed, cognizant, conscious, mindful, sensible

Similar: aware, witting, in the know, on the ball, on the same page, sharp, up to speed, up-to-date, with it · Opposite: unaware

verb awares · awaring · awared

nonstandard, transitive 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: alert, heedful, careful, mindful, alive, awake, conscious, witting, evocative, cognizant, remindful, reminiscent, knowing, sensible, informed, knowledgeable

adjective

Similar: aware, witting, in the know, on the ball, on the same page, sharp, up to speed, up-to-date, with it · Opposite: unaware

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adj vigilant, on one's guard

Español	alerta
中文	警惕的 jǐngtì de
Português	alerta
Français	attentif, vigilant, en éveil, en alerte, sur ses gardes
Deutsch	wachsam, gewahr
Italiano	all'erta
Русский	бди́тельный bdítelʹnyj

adj having knowledge of something

Español	consciente, cognoscente, cognoscitivo, concienciado, concientizado
中文	知道的 zhīdào de, 意識到的 /意识到的 yìshídào de
Português	consciente, ciente
Français	conscient, au courant
Deutsch	bewusst, gewahr
Italiano	consapevole
Русский	зна́ющий znájuščij, осведомлённый osvedomljónnyj, све́дущий svéduščij, в ку́рсе v kúrse

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@misc{aware_2026,
  title = {aware},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aware},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}