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Webster 1913 Edition


Aware

A-ware′

,
Adj.
[OE.
iwar
, AS.
gewær
, fr.
wær
wary. The pref.
ge-
orig. meant
together
,
completely
. [GREEK]. 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Aware

AWA'RE

,
Adj.
[See Ware and Wary.]
Watchful; vigilant; guarded; but more strictly in modern usage, apprised; expecting an event from information, or probability; as, the general was aware of the enemy's designs.

AWA'RE

,
Verb.
I.
To beware; to be cautious. [Not legitimate.]