aware
adjective OPAL W
/əˈweə(r)/
/əˈwer/
- [not before noun] knowing or realizing something
- As you're aware, this is not a new problem.
- As far as I'm aware, nobody has done anything about it.
- acutely/painfully/keenly (= very) aware
- aware of something He was well aware of the problem.
- She slipped away without him being aware of it.
- They suddenly became aware of people looking at them.
- Everybody should be made aware of the risks involved.
- We're just making the public aware of the issue.
- I am fully aware of the fact that change needs time.
- I don't think people are really aware of just how much it costs.
- aware that… Were you aware that something was wrong?
- I was aware that she was trembling.
Extra Examples- I am very much aware that not everyone agrees with me.
- Mr Trump did not appear fully aware of the importance of this act.
- The police are well aware of the dangers.
- She was fully aware that he did not like her.
- We need to make people aware of the effects of their lifestyle on the environment.
- Even before you are consciously aware of being afraid, your body may be reacting.
- He was not really aware of what he was doing.
- Moran was painfully aware of Luke's absence.
- She was suddenly aware that she was being watched.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- acutely
- intensely
- keenly
- …
- of
- (used with an adverb) interested in and knowing about something, and thinking it is important
- Young people are very environmentally aware.
- People are becoming more politically and socially aware.
- Food manufacturers are dealing with increasingly aware consumers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- very
- increasingly
- environmentally
- …
opposite unaware
Word OriginOld English gewær, of West Germanic origin; related to German gewahr, also to archaic ware ‘aware’.