aware

Meanings

• adjective

  having knowledge or information about something; being mentally conscious of some fact or situation; cognizant.

  - "She is aware of the situation."
  - "The patients were not aware of the side effects of the medication."

• verb

  give public notice or make known to the world; announce.

  - "The company chose to aware its shareholders of the financial losses."
  - "The government was aware of the impending attack but did not act."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈwɛɚ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1648206"

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Antonyms

unaware

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Synonyms

apprised , cognizant , conscious , informed , mindful , alert , attentive , observant , sensitive , wary , watchful

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with aware
aware , awareness , prepare , scare , square , squareness

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Variants

List of all variants of aware that leads to same result
aware , self-aware , hyper-aware , hyperaware

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'geweoran' meaning 'to become' or 'to grow', from Proto-Germanic 'wer-' meaning 'to become'. The modern English word 'aware' comes from the Old French 'aware', meaning 'wakeful, alert'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'aware' is used more frequently in written English than in spoken English.

2. The opposite of 'aware' is 'unaware' or 'ignorant'.

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Related Concepts

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1. consciousness: A state of being aware of one's surroundings, thoughts, and feelings.

2. mindfulness: The practice of being present and fully engaged in the current moment.

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Culture

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In literature, 'aware' is often used to describe characters who are conscious of their surroundings and the consequences of their actions. In art, awareness is a theme that can be depicted through various mediums, such as self-portraits that convey the artist's awareness of their own mortality or the awareness of the natural world through landscape paintings.

How to Memorize "aware"

1. visualize
   

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3. mnemonics
   

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