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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Beware \Be*ware"\ (b[-e]*w[^a]r"), verb (used with an object) To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for. [Obs.] ''Priest, beware your beard.'' --Shak.
To wish them beware the son. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Beware \Be*ware"\, verb (used without an object) [Be, imperative of verb to be + ware. See {Ware}, {Wary}.]
1. To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided.
Beware of all, but most beware of man ! --Pope.
Beware the awful avalanche. --Longfellow.
2. To have a special regard; to heed. [Obs.]
Behold, I send an Angel before thee. . . . Beware of him, and obey his voice. --Ex. xxiii. 20, 21.
Note: This word is a compound from be and the Old English ware, now wary, which is an adjective. ''Be ye war of false prophetis.'' --Wyclif, Matt. vii. 15. It is used commonly in the imperative and infinitive modes, and with such auxiliaries (shall, should, must, etc.) as go with the infinitive.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
beware
verb: be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen" [syn: {mind}]
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