awareadj.

Brit.

/əˈwɛː/, U.S.

/əˈwɛ(ə)r/

Forms: Old English gewær, Middle English iwar, iware, iwarre, a ware, Middle English y-wer, ywar, 1500s awarre, Middle English– aware.

Etymology: Old English gewær (cognate with Old High German gawar , giwar , Middle High German gewar , modern German gewahr ), < ge (see a- prefix²) + wær wary, cautious: see ware adj.

†1. Watchful, vigilant, cautious, on one's guard. to be aware of: to be on one's guard against. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective] > on one's guard

warec1000

aware1095

warec1384

wareful1548

jealous1601

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [verb (transitive)] > guard against

warea900

to be aware of1095

wardc1230

bihedea1250

to attend fromc1375

counterwaitc1386

to look out for1578

counterguard1583

bewarea1600

mind1700

to guard against1725

tent1737

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective]

warelyOE

warec1000

adviseda1325

averty1330

aware1340

ferdfula1382

well-advisedc1405

circumspect1430

hooly1513

fearful1526

curiousa1533

chary1542

wareful1548

cautelous1574

cauty1579

careful1580

wary1580

retentive1599

wary1599

ginger1600

circumstant1603

cautel1606

shya1616

cautionate1616

warisome1628

cautiousa1640

circumspectious1649

circumspectivea1674

gingerish1764

safe1874

pussy-footed1893

pussyfooting1926

risk-averse1961

risk-adverse1969

1095 Anglo-Saxon Chron. Þa þe innan þam niwan castele wæron, his gewær wurdon.

c1200 Moral Ode 334 Bute we wurðen us iwar, þis wereld us wile drenchen.

1250 Laȝamon Brut 5520 Beyne wer iwar [1205 warre] of þan swikedome.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 100 Þet þou by wys and y-wer.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 337^v To bee well aware, lest thei should..areise battaill.

1636 E. Dacres tr. N. Machiavel Disc. Livy II. 423 They were alwayes aware of taking of townes by long sieges.

1770 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XIII. 19 Are you all aware of..talebearing and evil-speaking?

1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism iv. 164 We must be especially aware of those fallacies.

2. Informed, cognizant, conscious, sensible. to be aware (of, that): to have cognizance, to know.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > know, be aware of [verb (intransitive)]

wit971

knowlOE

to be aware (of, that)a1250

wota1300

be (well) warec1325

to know of ——c1390

not to seek1569

to know for ——1576

to know on ——1608

to have cognizance of1635

reck1764

to be (or get) wise to1896

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adjective] > that perceives, aware

wareOE

awarea1250

apperceivanta1500

witting?a1513

knowing1586

right-eyed1600

conscious1617

animadversive1642

percipient1692

recognizant1817

cognizant1839

cognizing1862

perceptful1867

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > [adjective] > knowing, aware

wareOE

witterc1100

awarea1250

knowing1504

foreseen?1569

waring1571

guilty1599

cognoscent1649

self-conscious1694

sapient1764

knowledgeable1825

cognizant1839

knowful1937

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 46 Þer of beoð i war..ðet oðer hwile þe ueond, etc.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9193 Ær heo wurðen iware [c1300 Otho ware] we scullen heom amærre.

c1280 Commandm. in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 16 Be a ware whose euer wol..þat for man-is sin it is.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes ii. iii. 94 Whan the dwellers there were aware of hit.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Chron. xxii. D Arnan loked, and was aware of Dauid.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 119 Whereof hee soon aware, Each perturbation smooth'd with outward calme.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xix. 117 Thou wast well aware..that I design'd To ask.

1879 S. C. Bartlett Egypt to Palestine xv. 317 The only Europeans who had preceded us..so far as I am aware, were Straus..and Bonar.

1885 N.E.D. at Aware Mod. Are you aware that your friends are here?

†3. elliptically with be omitted, and simulating a verb in the imperative. (So taken by Johnson.) (Be) on your guard, (be)ware. (Cf. Soft! Quick!)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > warning cry [interjection]

ware?c1000

aware?1515

gare1653

?1515 Hyckescorner (de Worde) sig. A.iiii^v Aware felowes and stande a roume.

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 34 Aware, keep bak, make room noow.

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. D2 Well, theres the second time, aware the third.

Draft additions September 2008

Generally concerned and well informed, esp. with respect to a particular issue or field; sensitive, ‘savvy’. Frequently with modifying adverb indicating the relevant issue or field. Cf. politically aware adj. at politically adv. Compounds 1.

ΚΠ

1932 Chicago Tribune 4 Dec. viii. 5/1 (heading) Queries that reach Editor's etiquette desk. Socially aware individual is particular about all the details of conduct.

1938 M. Allingham Fashion in Shrouds ix. 138 Her naïve delight in her captive would have been disarming, but this morning..it was not quite forgivable and succeeded in striking a démodé note in that aware community.

1971 Acad. Managem. Jrnl. 14 107 Are not..purchasing agents..and ultimate consumers also members of this same society which we have admitted is ever-more environmentally aware and adamant?

1990 Times (Nexis) 24 Oct. People have become extremely aware and price sensitive.

2007 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June (On Time Suppl.) 43/2 The stellar growth of the Chinese economy is set to be another influence on the vintage-watch market as Far Eastern buyers become more horologically aware.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aware
释义	awareadj. Brit. /əˈwɛː/, U.S. /əˈwɛ(ə)r/ Forms: Old English gewær, Middle English iwar, iware, iwarre, a ware, Middle English y-wer, ywar, 1500s awarre, Middle English– aware. Etymology: Old English gewær (cognate with Old High German gawar , giwar , Middle High German gewar , modern German gewahr ), < ge (see a- prefix²) + wær wary, cautious: see ware adj. †1. Watchful, vigilant, cautious, on one's guard. to be aware of: to be on one's guard against. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective] > on one's guard warec1000 warec1000 aware1095 warec1384 wareful1548 jealous1601 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [verb (transitive)] > guard against warea900 to be aware of1095 wardc1230 bihedea1250 to attend fromc1375 counterwaitc1386 to look out for1578 counterguard1583 bewarea1600 mind1700 to guard against1725 tent1737 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] warelyOE warec1000 adviseda1325 averty1330 aware1340 ferdfula1382 well-advisedc1405 circumspect1430 hooly1513 fearful1526 curiousa1533 chary1542 wareful1548 cautelous1574 cauty1579 careful1580 wary1580 retentive1599 wary1599 ginger1600 circumstant1603 cautel1606 shya1616 cautionate1616 warisome1628 cautiousa1640 circumspectious1649 circumspectivea1674 gingerish1764 safe1874 pussy-footed1893 pussyfooting1926 risk-averse1961 risk-adverse1969 1095 Anglo-Saxon Chron. Þa þe innan þam niwan castele wæron, his gewær wurdon. c1200 Moral Ode 334 Bute we wurðen us iwar, þis wereld us wile drenchen. 1250 Laȝamon Brut 5520 Beyne wer iwar [1205 warre] of þan swikedome. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 100 Þet þou by wys and y-wer. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 337^v To bee well aware, lest thei should..areise battaill. 1636 E. Dacres tr. N. Machiavel Disc. Livy II. 423 They were alwayes aware of taking of townes by long sieges. 1770 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XIII. 19 Are you all aware of..talebearing and evil-speaking? 1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism iv. 164 We must be especially aware of those fallacies. 2. Informed, cognizant, conscious, sensible. to be aware (of, that): to have cognizance, to know. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > know, be aware of [verb (intransitive)] wit971 knowlOE to be aware (of, that)a1250 wota1300 be (well) warec1325 to know of ——c1390 not to seek1569 to know for ——1576 to know on ——1608 to have cognizance of1635 reck1764 to be (or get) wise to1896 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adjective] > that perceives, aware wareOE awarea1250 apperceivanta1500 witting?a1513 knowing1586 right-eyed1600 conscious1617 animadversive1642 percipient1692 recognizant1817 cognizant1839 cognizing1862 perceptful1867 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > [adjective] > knowing, aware wareOE witterc1100 awarea1250 knowing1504 foreseen?1569 waring1571 guilty1599 cognoscent1649 self-conscious1694 sapient1764 knowledgeable1825 cognizant1839 knowful1937 a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 46 Þer of beoð i war..ðet oðer hwile þe ueond, etc. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9193 Ær heo wurðen iware [c1300 Otho ware] we scullen heom amærre. c1280 Commandm. in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 16 Be a ware whose euer wol..þat for man-is sin it is. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes ii. iii. 94 Whan the dwellers there were aware of hit. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Chron. xxii. D Arnan loked, and was aware of Dauid. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 119 Whereof hee soon aware, Each perturbation smooth'd with outward calme. View more context for this quotation 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xix. 117 Thou wast well aware..that I design'd To ask. 1879 S. C. Bartlett Egypt to Palestine xv. 317 The only Europeans who had preceded us..so far as I am aware, were Straus..and Bonar. 1885 N.E.D. at Aware Mod. Are you aware that your friends are here? †3. elliptically with be omitted, and simulating a verb in the imperative. (So taken by Johnson.) (Be) on your guard, (be)ware. (Cf. Soft! Quick!) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > warning cry [interjection] ware?c1000 aware?1515 gare1653 ?1515 Hyckescorner (de Worde) sig. A.iiii^v Aware felowes and stande a roume. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 34 Aware, keep bak, make room noow. a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. D2 Well, theres the second time, aware the third. Draft additions September 2008 Generally concerned and well informed, esp. with respect to a particular issue or field; sensitive, ‘savvy’. Frequently with modifying adverb indicating the relevant issue or field. Cf. politically aware adj. at politically adv. Compounds 1. ΚΠ 1932 Chicago Tribune 4 Dec. viii. 5/1 (heading) Queries that reach Editor's etiquette desk. Socially aware individual is particular about all the details of conduct. 1938 M. Allingham Fashion in Shrouds ix. 138 Her naïve delight in her captive would have been disarming, but this morning..it was not quite forgivable and succeeded in striking a démodé note in that aware community. 1971 Acad. Managem. Jrnl. 14 107 Are not..purchasing agents..and ultimate consumers also members of this same society which we have admitted is ever-more environmentally aware and adamant? 1990 Times (Nexis) 24 Oct. People have become extremely aware and price sensitive. 2007 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June (On Time Suppl.) 43/2 The stellar growth of the Chinese economy is set to be another influence on the vintage-watch market as Far Eastern buyers become more horologically aware. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1095
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