be+aware+of

  • 11aware, conscious — Aware implies knowing something either by perception or through information: The lecturer was aware that he had lost his audience. Conscious has much the same meaning but is more often applied to a physical situation: The injured player was… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 12aware — index acute, artful, cognizant, guarded, knowing, learned, literate, perceptive, receptive …

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  • 13aware of — index acquainted, familiar (informed) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 14aware — (adj.) late O.E. gewær, from P.Gmc. *ga waraz (Cf. O.S. giwar, M.Du. gheware, O.H.G. giwar, Ger. gewahr), from *ga intensive prefix + wær wary, cautious (see WARY (Cf. wary)) …

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  • 15aware — [adj] knowledgeable acquainted, alert, alive, appraised, appreciative, apprehensive, apprised, attentive, au courant, awake, cognizant, conscious, cool*, enlightened, familiar, go go*, groovy*, grounded*, heedful, hip*, informed, in the know*, in …

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  • 16aware — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact. DERIVATIVES awareness noun. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 17aware — a|ware W1S1 [əˈweə US əˈwer] adj [not before noun] [: Old English; Origin: gewAr, from wAr; WARY] 1.) if you are aware that a situation exists, you realize or know that it exists aware of ▪ The children are aware of the danger of taking drugs. ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18aware — adjective (not before noun) 1 if you are aware that something such as a problem or a dangerous situation exists, you realize that it exists: aware that: Were you aware that your son was having difficulties at school? (+ of): Most smokers are… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19aware — a|ware [ ə wer ] adjective *** 1. ) never before noun knowing about a situation or a fact: As far as I m aware, he didn t say anything of the kind. aware of: They re aware of the dangers. aware that: I was not aware that she had already spoken to …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20aware */*/*/ — UK [əˈweə(r)] / US [əˈwer] adjective 1) [never before noun] knowing about a situation or a fact As far as I m aware, he didn t say anything of the kind. aware of: They re aware of the dangers. aware that: I was not aware that she had already… …

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