Dictionary entry

Aware

Webster's Dictionary 1913

A‐ware″ (�), a. [OE. iwar, AS. gewær, fr. wær 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.