/əˈweə/
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Translation
Knowing that something is there or that something is happening.
Word origin
From Old English gewær, meaning watchful.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- gewær
- English cognates
- wary, beware
Examples
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"Aware of" is followed by a thing or an idea.
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"Aware that" is followed by a whole sentence.
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"Become aware" means you did not know it before.
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