aware

Pronunciation: /əˈwɛə/

The English word “aware” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.

verb

To make (someone) aware of something.

Etymology

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.

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