Aware

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: a=ware

CIDE DICTIONARY

Aware, a. [OE. iwar, AS. gewær, fr. wær wary. The pref. ge- orig. meant together, completely. . See Wary.].

•  Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.  [1913 Webster]
•  Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy's designs.  [1913 Webster]

  "Aware of nothing arduous in a task
  They never undertook."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Aware, predic.adj.
1 (often foll. by of, or that + clause) conscious; not ignorant; having knowledge.
2 well-informed.

Usage

Also found in attrib. use in sense 2, as in a very aware person; this is disp.

Derivative

awareness n.

Etymology

OE gew{aelig}r

THESAURUS

Aware

acquainted, advertent, agog, alert, alive, alive to, all ears, all eyes, all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, appreciative of, apprehending, apprehensive, apprised, apprised of, assiduous, attentive, au courant, au fait, awake, awake to, aware of, awash, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, brimful, brimming, careful, chock-full, cognizant, cognizant of, comprehending, concentrated, conscious, conscious of, conversant, crammed, crowded, diligent, earnest, enlightened, finical, finicking, finicky, heedful, hep, hep to, hip, impressible, impressionable, impressive, in the know, in the secret, informed, informed of, insightful, intelligent, intense, intent, intentive, jammed, knowing, knowledgeable, let into, loaded, meticulous, mindful, mindful of, nice, niggling, no stranger to, observant, observing, omniscient, on the ball, on the job, on to, open-eared, open-eyed, openmouthed, packed, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, posted, prehensile, privy to, receptive, regardful, sagacious, seized of, sensible, sensible of, sensible to, sensile, sensitive, sensitive to, sentient, shrewd, streetwise, stuffed, susceptible, susceptive, undeceived, understanding, ware, watchful, wise, wise to, witting