aware

adjective
/əˈwɛə/

Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

Example

“Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.”

Other meanings

Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
“Are you aware of what is being said about you?”

Antonyms

unaware

Related words

awarely
hyperaware
awareness
locale-aware
locale-awareness
self-aware
self-awareness
well aware
well-aware
well-awareness

Example sentences

“Is the universe aware of our existence?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Our robot is becoming self-aware.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Be aware of your surroundings.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "ġewær".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “aware” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.