"unawares" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˌʌnəˈwɛə(ɹ)z/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unawares.wav
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z Etymology: From unaware + -s (adverbial suffix). Attested earlier than unaware. Etymology templates: {{af|en|unaware|-s|id2=adverbial|pos2=adverbial suffix}} unaware + -s (adverbial suffix) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} unawares (not comparable)
  1. Unexpectedly or by surprise. Tags: not-comparable Translations (unexpectedly or by surprise): неочаквано (neočakvano) (Bulgarian), ненадейно (nenadejno) (Bulgarian), 無意中 /无意中 (wúyìzhōng) (Chinese Mandarin), uforvarende (Danish), på sengen (Danish), yllättäen (Finnish), au dépourvu (French), à l’improviste (French), gan fhios (Irish), uforvarende (Norwegian Bokmål), på sengen (Norwegian Bokmål), znienacka (Polish), niespodziewanie (Polish), враспло́х (vrasplóx) (Russian), अम्नस् (amnas) (Sanskrit), gun fhiosta (Scottish Gaelic), знена́цька (znenácʹka) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-unawares-en-adv-9Kg7PTck Disambiguation of 'unexpectedly or by surprise': 99 0 1
  2. Inadvertently. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-unawares-en-adv-phZKMf9o
  3. Without plan or forethought. Tags: not-comparable Translations (without plan or forethought): неумишлено (neumišleno) (Bulgarian), uplanlagt (Danish), miettimättä (Finnish), à l’improviste (French)
    Sense id: en-unawares-en-adv-takkV9He Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 0 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (adverbial): 28 6 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 0 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 0 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 0 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 0 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 0 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 0 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 0 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 22 0 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 0 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 25 0 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 0 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 0 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 14 0 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 23 0 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 23 0 77 Disambiguation of 'without plan or forethought': 1 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: at unawares, unaware [adjective], unawarely
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          "text": "Your question catches/takes me unawares, I don't know the answer right now...",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1815 [1802], William Wordsworth, Resolution and Independence:",
          "text": "And I with these untoward thoughts had striven, / I saw a Man before me unawares: / The oldest Man he seemed that ever wore grey hairs.",
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          "_dis1": "99 0 1",
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          "word": "på sengen"
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          "_dis1": "99 0 1",
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          "word": "yllättäen"
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          "_dis1": "99 0 1",
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          "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
          "word": "znienacka"
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          "_dis1": "99 0 1",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
          "word": "niespodziewanie"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 0 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vrasplóx",
          "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
          "word": "враспло́х"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 0 1",
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          "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise"
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          "_dis1": "99 0 1",
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          "roman": "amnas",
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          "word": "अम्नस्"
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        "Without plan or forethought."
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          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
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          "_dis1": "1 0 99",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "without plan or forethought",
          "word": "à l’improviste"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˌʌnəˈwɛə(ɹ)z/"
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      "word": "неочаквано"
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      "word": "無意中 /无意中"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
      "word": "på sengen"
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    {
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      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
      "word": "yllättäen"
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      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
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      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
      "word": "på sengen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
      "word": "znienacka"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
      "word": "niespodziewanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vrasplóx",
      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
      "word": "враспло́х"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "неожи́данно (neožídanno, literally “unexpectedly”)",
      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "amnas",
      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
      "word": "अम्नस्"
    },
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
      "word": "gun fhiosta"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "znenácʹka",
      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise",
      "word": "знена́цька"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "note": "несподі́вано (nespodívano, literally “unexpectedly”)",
      "sense": "unexpectedly or by surprise"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neumišleno",
      "sense": "without plan or forethought",
      "word": "неумишлено"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "without plan or forethought",
      "word": "uplanlagt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without plan or forethought",
      "word": "miettimättä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "without plan or forethought",
      "word": "à l’improviste"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unawares"
}

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