Definition of aware Aware

/ʌwɛˈɹ/ - [uwer] - a•ware

We found 9 definitions of aware from 6 different sources.

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Adjective

aware - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"
  cognizant, cognisant
  incognizant, unaware (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"
  awake not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
  conscious (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; "few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"; "conscious of having succeeded"; "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy
  sensible, sensitive aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; "made sensible of his mistakes"; "I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling"- Henry Hallam; "sensible that a good deal more is still to be done"- Edmund Burke
  witting aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists"
  cognisance, awareness, consciousness, knowingness, cognizance having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"
  awake, alert, alive not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
  conscious (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; "few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"; "conscious of having succeeded"; "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy
aware - 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"
  mindful
  unmindful, forgetful, mindless not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw
  heedful, careful taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • aware (a.)
    Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
  • aware (a.)
    Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy's designs.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • aware
    Able to use one's senses and mental abilities to perceive one's surroundings and understand the current situation.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • aware
    a-wār′, adj. wary: informed, conscious (with of)—ns. Aware′dom (H. Walpole), Aware′ness. [A.S. gewær, pfx. ge-, and wær, cautious. See Wary.]

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  • aware, adjective.

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