having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
informed; alert; knowledgeable; sophisticated: She is one of the most politically aware young women around.
Origin of aware
before 1100; Middle English, variant of iwar,Old English gewær watchful (cognate with Old High German, Old Saxon giwar,German gewahr), equivalent to ge-y- + wærware2
“We are well aware of the regulatory environment, and we will ensure no one’s data is used for research in an unconsented way,” he said.
What’s your biological age? A new app promises to reveal it—and help you slow the aging process|Jeremy Kahn|September 17, 2020|Fortune
Seventy-four percent of those who were aware of the theory said it was “bad for the country,” and 20 percent said it was good for the country.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump|Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
Phone gestures and buttonsYou’re most likely aware of the key gestures required to get around your phone, but it’s worth double-checking.
Get around your phone more quickly than you already are|David Nield|September 16, 2020|Popular Science
It made me more aware of the system we were living in, and that there could be unexpected events.
Malala Yousafzai tells the business community: Education is the best way to guard against future crises|Michal Lev-Ram, writer|September 15, 2020|Fortune
Google is aware of the issue and hopefully will fix it soon.
More Google Search bugs: Top stories indexing snag, coverage report delays|Barry Schwartz|September 14, 2020|Search Engine Land
“As far as we were aware, and as far as the surgeon was aware, the surgery was a go,” Shaheen sighs.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now that the public is aware of your intersex status, do you fear that will change your relationship with him?
Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All|Aurora Snow|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Are you aware that it is fairly common for people to build their own unregistered rifles out of 80 percent receivers?
What Are We Protecting with Gun Laws?|Jessica Solce|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She is aware that both personally and professionally, she has been fortunate.
Cameroonian Women Fighting Sexism With Tourism|Abena Agyeman-Fisher|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is not written in a book of law, but we are all aware it is a gender issue.
Cameroonian Women Fighting Sexism With Tourism|Abena Agyeman-Fisher|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was aware that his speech was growing far louder than necessary.
Cytherea|Joseph Hergesheimer
I hope he will always be aware, however, that his is not a strong one.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6|John Gibson Lockhart
Few are aware of what has taken place, or know that their surrender had been agreed to by M. Jules Favre.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre
I detest selfishness, and you have been so kind to Louisita, and she is aware how precious Cora is to us.
Peak's Island|Ford Paul
She was aware of this; and yet she had not the strength to pull herself together and return to the Priory.
The Secret of Sarek|Maurice Leblanc
British Dictionary definitions for aware
aware
/ (əˈwɛə) /
adjective
(postpositive foll by of) having knowledge; cognizantaware of his error
informed of current developmentspolitically aware
Derived forms of aware
awareness, noun
Word Origin for aware
Old English gewær; related to Old Saxon, Old High German giwar Latin verērī to be fearful; see beware, wary