"aware" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈwɛɚ/ [General-American], /əˈwɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈweːɹ/ [Scotland] Audio: en-us-aware.ogg [US] Forms: more aware [comparative], awarer [comparative], most aware [superlative], awarest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: 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 *worós (“attentive”), from *wer- (“to heed; watch out”). Cognate with Dutch gewaar, German gewahr, Swedish var, Icelandic varr. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aware}} Middle English aware, {{m|enm|iwar}} iwar, {{m|enm|iware}} iware, {{m|enm|ywar}} ywar, {{inh|en|ang|ġewær||aware}} Old English ġewær (“aware”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*gawar}} Proto-West Germanic *gawar, {{cog|gem-pro|*waraz||aware, cautious}} Proto-Germanic *waraz (“aware, cautious”), {{inh|en|ine-pro||*worós|attentive}} Proto-Indo-European *worós (“attentive”), {{m|ine-pro|*wer-||to heed; watch out}} *wer- (“to heed; watch out”), {{cog|nl|gewaar}} Dutch gewaar, {{cog|de|gewahr|gewahr}} German gewahr, {{cog|sv|var}} Swedish var, {{cog|is|varr}} Icelandic varr Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} aware (comparative more aware or awarer, superlative most aware or awarest)
  1. Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty. Synonyms (on one's guard): wary, watchful, sensitive, alert, attentive, observant Translations (vigilant, on one's guard): զգոն (zgon) (Armenian), бдителен (bditelen) (Bulgarian), vigilant (Catalan), a l’aguait (Catalan), atent (Catalan), 警惕的 (jǐngtì de) (Chinese Mandarin), bdělý (Czech), ostražitý (Czech), waakzaam (Dutch), op zijn hoede (Dutch), valpas (Finnish), attentif (French), vigilant (French), en éveil (French), en alerte (French), sur ses gardes (French), wachsam (German), gewahr (German), waspada (Indonesian), all'erta (Italian), alerta (Portuguese), бди́тельный (bdítelʹnyj) (Russian), будан (Serbo-Croatian), budan (Serbo-Croatian), alerta (Spanish), naiino (Tagalog), nakaiino (Tagalog), saq (Tatar), uyanık (Turkish), ayık (Turkish), пи́льний (pýlʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-aware-en-adj-EH9z2Es9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of "on one's guard": 100 0 Disambiguation of "vigilant, on one's guard": 98 2
  2. Conscious or having knowledge of something. Synonyms (conscious of something): apprised, informed, cognizant, conscious, mindful Translations (having knowledge of something): տեղյակ (teġyak) (Armenian), գիտակից (gitakicʻ) (Armenian), xəbərdar (Azerbaijani), agah (Azerbaijani), hali (Azerbaijani), дасве́дчаны (dasvjédčany) (Belarusian), ве́даючы (vjédajučy) (Belarusian), съзнаващ (sǎznavašt) (Bulgarian), conscient (Catalan), ئاگادار (agadar) (Central Kurdish), 知道的 (zhīdào de) (Chinese Mandarin), 意識到的 (Chinese Mandarin), 意识到的 (yìshídào de) (Chinese Mandarin), vědom (Czech), znalý (Czech), op de hoogte zijn (Dutch), tietoinen (Finnish), conscient (French), au courant (French), consciente (Galician), bewusst (German), gewahr (German), sadar (Indonesian), eolach (Irish), consapevole (Italian), cōnscius (Latin), ġewær (Old English), ġecnǣwe (Old English), آگاه (âgâh) (Persian), świadom (Polish), świadomy (Polish), consciente (Portuguese), ciente (Portuguese), зна́ющий (znájuščij) (Russian), осведомлённый (osvedomljónnyj) (Russian), све́дущий (svéduščij) (Russian), в ку́рсе (v kúrse) (Russian), fiosrach (Scottish Gaelic), свестан (Serbo-Croatian), svestan (Serbo-Croatian), svjestan (Serbo-Croatian), consciente (Spanish), conocedor (Spanish), sabedor (Spanish), entendido (Spanish), entendedor (Spanish), avezado (Spanish), medveten (Swedish), naiino (Tagalog), nakaiino (Tagalog), haberdar (Turkish), зна́ючий (znájučyj) (Ukrainian), обі́знаний (obíznanyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-aware-en-adj-cd7I6~dC Disambiguation of 'conscious of something': 11 89 Disambiguation of 'having knowledge of something': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: awareness, locale-aware, locale-awareness, self-aware, self-awareness, well-aware, well aware, well-awareness Related terms: wary, beware

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "on one's guard",
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          "word": "զգոն"
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          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
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          "word": "valpas"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "attentif"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "vigilant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "en éveil"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "en alerte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "sur ses gardes"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "wachsam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "gewahr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "waspada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "all'erta"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "alerta"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bdítelʹnyj",
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          "word": "бди́тельный"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "будан"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "budan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "alerta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "naiino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "nakaiino"
        },
        {
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          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "saq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "uyanık"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "ayık"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pýlʹnyj",
          "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
          "word": "пи́льний"
        }
      ]
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          "word": "apprised"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "sense": "conscious of something",
          "word": "informed"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "sense": "conscious of something",
          "word": "cognizant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "sense": "conscious of something",
          "word": "conscious"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "word": "mindful"
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "teġyak",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "տեղյակ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "gitakicʻ",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "գիտակից"
        },
        {
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "xəbərdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "agah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "hali"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "dasvjédčany",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "дасве́дчаны"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "vjédajučy",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "ве́даючы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sǎznavašt",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "съзнаващ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "conscient"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhīdào de",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "知道的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "意識到的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yìshídào de",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "意识到的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "vědom"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "znalý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "op de hoogte zijn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "tietoinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "conscient"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "au courant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "consciente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "bewusst"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "gewahr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "sadar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "eolach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "consapevole"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "agadar",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "ئاگادار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "cōnscius"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "ġewær"
        },
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
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        {
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          "word": "consciente"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "code": "es",
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
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          "word": "naiino"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
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          "word": "nakaiino"
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
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          "sense": "having knowledge of something",
          "word": "haberdar"
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
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          "roman": "znájučyj",
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
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          "roman": "obíznanyj",
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    "English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Requests for review of Bulgarian translations",
    "Requests for review of German translations",
    "Requests for review of Hungarian translations",
    "Requests for review of Italian translations",
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      "word": "awareness"
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    {
      "word": "locale-aware"
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    {
      "word": "self-aware"
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        "4": "",
        "5": "aware"
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        "4": "*worós",
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        "2": "gewaar"
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gewahr",
        "3": "gewahr"
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        "2": "var"
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      "form": "more aware",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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      "form": "awarer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    }
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          "text": "Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Are you aware of what is being said about you?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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          "conscious"
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          "knowledge"
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/əˈwɛə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈweːɹ/",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "on one's guard",
      "word": "wary"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on one's guard",
      "word": "watchful"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on one's guard",
      "word": "sensitive"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on one's guard",
      "word": "alert"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on one's guard",
      "word": "attentive"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on one's guard",
      "word": "observant"
    },
    {
      "sense": "conscious of something",
      "word": "apprised"
    },
    {
      "sense": "conscious of something",
      "word": "informed"
    },
    {
      "sense": "conscious of something",
      "word": "cognizant"
    },
    {
      "sense": "conscious of something",
      "word": "conscious"
    },
    {
      "sense": "conscious of something",
      "word": "mindful"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "zgon",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "զգոն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bditelen",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "бдителен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "vigilant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "a l’aguait"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "atent"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jǐngtì de",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "警惕的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "bdělý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "ostražitý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "waakzaam"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "op zijn hoede"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "valpas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "attentif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "vigilant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "en éveil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "en alerte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "sur ses gardes"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "wachsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "gewahr"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "waspada"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "all'erta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "alerta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bdítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "бди́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "будан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "budan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "alerta"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "naiino"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "nakaiino"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "saq"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "uyanık"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "ayık"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pýlʹnyj",
      "sense": "vigilant, on one's guard",
      "word": "пи́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "teġyak",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "տեղյակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gitakicʻ",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "գիտակից"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "xəbərdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "agah"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "hali"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dasvjédčany",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "дасве́дчаны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vjédajučy",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "ве́даючы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎznavašt",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "съзнаващ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "conscient"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhīdào de",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "知道的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "意識到的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìshídào de",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "意识到的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "vědom"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "znalý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "op de hoogte zijn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "tietoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "conscient"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "au courant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "consciente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "bewusst"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "gewahr"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "sadar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "eolach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "consapevole"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "agadar",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "ئاگادار"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "cōnscius"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "ġewær"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "ġecnǣwe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "âgâh",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "آگاه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "świadom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "świadomy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "consciente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "ciente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "znájuščij",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "зна́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osvedomljónnyj",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "осведомлённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svéduščij",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "све́дущий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v kúrse",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "в ку́рсе"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "fiosrach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "свестан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "svestan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "свестан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "svjestan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "consciente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "conocedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "sabedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "entendido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "entendedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "avezado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "medveten"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "naiino"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "nakaiino"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "haberdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "znájučyj",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "зна́ючий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obíznanyj",
      "sense": "having knowledge of something",
      "word": "обі́знаний"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aware"
}

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