Meaning

2 senses
  1. Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

    Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.

    wachsam, gewahr

    бди́тельныйbdítelʹnyj

    пи́льнийpýlʹnyj

  2. Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.

    Are you aware of what is being said about you?

    Gotta get going. I wasn’t aware that it was already so late.

    bewusst, gewahr

    зна́ющийznájuščij, осведомлённыйosvedomljónnyj, све́дущийsvéduščij

    зна́ючийznájučyj, обі́знанийobíznanyj

    (sometimes followed by ‘of’) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

Examples

1147 sentences
  1. I was aware of that fact.

    Я знав про цей факт. — Anjy

    ruЯ был в курсе того факта. — sharptoothed

    deIch war mir dieser Tatsache bewusst. — Zaghawa

  2. I am aware of the fact.

    Я знаю про цей факт. — deniko

    ruМне известен этот факт. — Smoky

    deIch bin mir der Tatsache bewusst. — Ullalia

  3. He was aware of the danger.

    Він знав про небезпеку. — deniko

    ruОн знал об опасности. — afyodor

    deEr war sich der Gefahr bewusst. — xtofu80

  4. Tom is aware of the danger.

    Том усвідомує небезпеку. — deniko

    ruТом осведомлён об опасности. — odexed

    deTom ist sich der Gefahr bewusst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Are you aware of what's happening?

    Ти усвідомлюєш, що відбувається? — deniko

    ruТы в курсе происходящего? — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
vigilant, on one's guard:
having knowledge of something:
Русский
By meaning 2
vigilant, on one's guard:
having knowledge of something:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
vigilant, on one's guard:
having knowledge of something:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English aware, iwar, iware, ywar, from Old English ġewær (“aware”),

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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Forms

more aware/awarer, most aware/awarest
Comparativemore aware / awarer Lesson
Superlativemost aware / awarest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

22 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (sometimes followed by ‘of’) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception:cognizantcognisant
  • bearing in mind; attentive to:mindful

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • be aware of
  • wasn't aware that
  • aware of the
  • aware of what
  • to be aware
  • well aware of
  • aware of that
  • well aware
  • fully aware of
  • aware of his
  • fully aware
  • is fully aware

See also

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