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Added 8 October 2026

aware

/əˈwɛə/ adjective

In Latin: cōnscius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about aware at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.
Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
Are you aware of what is being said about you?

verb

To make (someone) aware of something.

Origin

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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