Define the word Aware"Aware" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Aware \A*ware"\, a. [OE. iwar, AS. gew[ae]r, fr. w[ae]r wary.
The pref. ge- orig. meant together, completely. ?. See
Wary.]
1. Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or
difficulty.
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2. Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware
of the enemy's designs.
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Aware of nothing arduous in a task
They never undertook. --Cowper.
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"aware" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
aware
adj 1: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing realization
or perception; "was aware of his opponent's
hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware
that he had exceeded the speed limit" [syn: aware(p)]
[ant: unaware]
2: bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health";
"mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these
criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action" [syn: mindful]
[ant: unmindful]
3: aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists" [syn: witting]
[ant: unwitting]
4: (usually followed by `of') having knowledge or
understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "I am
well aware of his limitations" [syn: cognizant, cognisant,
well aware(p), aware(p)] [ant: incognizant]
5: alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing
collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of
the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly
knowledgeable about what was going on" [syn: aware(p), knowing,
knowledgeable]
"aware" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
111 Moby Thesaurus words for "aware":
acquainted, advertent, agog, alert, alive, alive to, all ears,
all eyes, all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, appreciative of,
apprehending, apprehensive, apprised, apprised of, assiduous,
attentive, au courant, au fait, awake, awake to, aware of, awash,
behind the curtain, behind the scenes, brimful, brimming, careful,
chock-full, cognizant, cognizant of, comprehending, concentrated,
conscious, conscious of, conversant, crammed, crowded, diligent,
earnest, enlightened, finical, finicking, finicky, heedful, hep,
hep to, hip, impressible, impressionable, impressive, in the know,
in the secret, informed, informed of, insightful, intelligent,
intense, intent, intentive, jammed, knowing, knowledgeable,
let into, loaded, meticulous, mindful, mindful of, nice, niggling,
no stranger to, observant, observing, omniscient, on the ball,
on the job, on to, open-eared, open-eyed, openmouthed, packed,
perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, posted, prehensile,
privy to, receptive, regardful, sagacious, seized of, sensible,
sensible of, sensible to, sensile, sensitive, sensitive to,
sentient, shrewd, streetwise, stuffed, susceptible, susceptive,
undeceived, understanding, ware, watchful, wise, wise to,
witting
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