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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aware \A*ware"\, a. [OE. iwar, AS gew[ae]r, fr w[ae]r wary. The pref. ge- orig. meant together, completely. ?. See {Wary}.] 1. Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty. 2. Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as he was aware of the enemy's designs. Aware of nothing arduous in a task They never undertook. --Cowper. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aware adj 1: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit" [syn: {aware(p)}] [ant: {unaware}] 2: bearing in mind; attentive to "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action" [syn: {mindful}] [ant: {unmindful}] 3: aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists" [syn: {witting}] [ant: {unwitting}] 4: (usually followed by `of') having knowledge or understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "aware of his limitations" [syn: {cognizant}, {cognisant}, {aware(p)}] [ant: {incognizant}] 5: alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" [syn: {aware(p)}, {knowing}, {knowledgeable}]
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