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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aware \A*ware"\, adjective [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) 2.0 [wn]:
aware
adjective
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"; "I am well aware of his limitations" [syn: {cognizant}, {cognisant}, {well aware(p)}, {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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
111 Moby Thesaurus words for "aware": acquainted, advertent, agog, alert, alive, alive to, all ears, all eyes, all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, appreciative of, apprehending, apprehensive, apprised, apprised of, assiduous, attentive, au courant, au fait, awake, awake to, aware of, awash, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, brimful, brimming, careful, chock-full, cognizant, cognizant of, comprehending, concentrated, conscious, conscious of, conversant, crammed, crowded, diligent, earnest, enlightened, finical, finicking, finicky, heedful, hep, hep to, hip, impressible, impressionable, impressive, in the know, in the secret, informed, informed of, insightful, intelligent, intense, intent, intentive, jammed, knowing, knowledgeable, let into, loaded, meticulous, mindful, mindful of, nice, niggling, no stranger to, observant, observing, omniscient, on the ball, on the job, on to, open-eared, open-eyed, openmouthed, packed, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, posted, prehensile, privy to, receptive, regardful, sagacious, seized of, sensible, sensible of, sensible to, sensile, sensitive, sensitive to, sentient, shrewd, streetwise, stuffed, susceptible, susceptive, undeceived, understanding, ware, watchful, wise, wise to, witting
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