English Online Dictionary. What means aware? What does aware mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English aware, iwar, iware, ywar, from Old English ġewær (“aware”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawar, from Proto-Germanic *waraz (“aware, cautious”), from Proto-Indo-European *worós (“attentive”), from *wer- (“to heed; watch out”). Cognate with Dutch gewaar, German gewahr, Swedish var, Icelandic varr.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈwɛɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈwɛə/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /əˈweːɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: aware
Adjective
aware (comparative more aware or awarer, superlative most aware or awarest)
- Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
- Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
Synonyms
- (on one's guard): wary, watchful, sensitive, alert, attentive, observant
- (conscious of something): apprised, informed, cognizant, conscious, mindful
Antonyms
- unaware
Derived terms
Related terms
- wary
- beware
Translations
Verb
aware (third-person singular simple present awares, present participle awaring, simple past and past participle awared)
- (transitive, nonstandard) To make (someone) aware of something.
Japanese
Romanization
aware
- Rōmaji transcription of あわれ
Kari'na
Etymology
From Cariban languages compare Trió aware, Wayana awale, Akawaio aware, Pemon aware, Ye'kwana yawade / dhawade, and from non-Cariban languages compare Lokono jaware, Sranan Tongo awari, Yanomamö aware.
Pronunciation
- (Venezuela) IPA(key): [aβaːɺ̢e]
- (West Suriname) IPA(key): [aʋaːɺ̢e]
- (East Suriname) IPA(key): [awaːɺ̢e]
Noun
aware (possessed jawarery)
- the common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis
- used as a strong insult when applied to people
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[2], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 248
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “aware”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 122; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[3], Paris, 1956, page 122
Yanomamö
Etymology
Compare Kari'na aware, Trió aware, Wayana awale, Akawaio aware, Pemon aware, Ye'kwana yawade / dhawade, Lokono jaware, Sranan Tongo awari.
Noun
aware
- the common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis