aware

Adjective
US[uh-wair]/əˈwɛr/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. (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”Synonyms: cognizantcognisantOpposite incognizantSimilar conscious, sensible, alertRelates to awareness, consciousnessSee also awake, witting, conscious, sensible
  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”Synonyms: mindfulOpposite mindlessSimilar careful, evocativeRelates to mindfulness, heedfulnessSee also retentive, recollective
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Translations

Adjective having knowledge of something

Spanish
consciente
French
conscient
German
bewusst
Portuguese
ciente
Turkish
haberdar
Russian
осведомлённый osvedomljónnyj
Polish
świadomy
Swedish
medveten
Indonesian
insaf
8 more languages
Portuguese (PT)
ciente
Catalan
conscient
Czech
vědom
Danish
bevidst
Finnish
tietoinen
Scottish Gaelic
fiosrach
Serbo-Croatian
svjestan

Adjective vigilant, on one's guard

German
wachsam
Norwegian
oppmerksom
Scottish Gaelic
mothachail

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

A·ware′ (…), adjective

Origin: OE. iwar, AS. gewær, fr. wær wary. The pref. ge- orig. meant together, completely. …. See Wary.

1. Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

2. Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy's designs.

Aware of nothing arduous in a task They never undertook.— William Cowper

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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