Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aware"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aware \A*ware"\, a. [OE. iwar, AS. gew[ae]r, fr. w[ae]r 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. --Cowper.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aware
adj 1: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing realization
or perception; "was aware of his opponent's
hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware
that he had exceeded the speed limit" [syn: {aware(p)}]
[ant: {unaware}]
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" [syn: {mindful}]
[ant: {unmindful}]
3: aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists" [syn: {witting}]
[ant: {unwitting}]
4: (usually followed by `of') having knowledge or
understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "I am
well aware of his limitations" [syn: {cognizant}, {cognisant},
{well aware(p)}, {aware(p)}] [ant: {incognizant}]
5: alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing
collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of
the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly
knowledgeable about what was going on" [syn: {aware(p)}, {knowing},
{knowledgeable}]
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