aware

Meaning

Adjective

• Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
• Conscious or having knowledge of something.

Related

Similar words

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

Opposite words

• unaware

Origin

• From Middle English aware, iwar, iware, ywar, from Old English ġewær ("aware"), from Proto-West Germanic *gawar, from Proto-Germanic *waraz ("aware, cautious"), from Proto-Indo-European ("attentive"), from *wer-. Cognate with Dutch gewaar, German Gewahr, Swedish var, Icelandic varr.