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1. Aware is generally predicative in use, i.e. it stands after a noun or as a complement after a verb such as be, become, grow, seem, etc. It can be followed by of or a that-clause:

I had to be aware of...the balance between committed pro-marketeers and committed anti-marketeers—Harold Wilson, 1976

The young people are well aware that they are being ripped off by these parasites—Frendz, 1971.

2. In the 20th century, uses of aware either alone or attributively (before a noun) have become more common in the generalized meanings 'well-informed' and 'alert to circumstances' which do not refer to particular items of knowledge:

Revolutionarily aware people can't be fooled by these kinds of people—Frendz, 1971

The painfully aware state that seems to have succeeded her earlier calm—Anita Brookner, 1985

The people concerned are caring, concerned and aware—and you haven't the faintest idea what they're talking about.—Times, 1986.

Use with a qualifying adverb, as in environmentally aware, is also well attested, both attributively and predicatively.

3. The noun awareness has developed a corresponding generalized meaning:

Lord Scarman recognises that the awareness campaign needs forcefully to target the government—City Limits, 1986.

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adjective

Marked by comprehension, cognizance, and perception: alive, awake, cognizant, sensible, sentient, wise. Slang hip. Idioms: on to. See knowledge/ignorance.

adj

Definition: knowledgeable
Antonyms: ignorant, insensitive, unaware, unconscious

IN BRIEF: Having understanding or knowledge.

It's always worthwhile to make others aware of their worth. — Malcolm Forbes

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For a list of words related to aware, see:

• Wise, Mature, or Experienced

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klar over, opmærksom, bevidst

idioms:

• be aware of    være klar over, være bevidst om, være opmærksom på

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich bewust, op de hoogte, bekend met, opmerkzaam

Français (French)
adj. - conscient, au courant, averti, informé, avisé

idioms:

• be aware of    avoir/être conscient de

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gewahr, informiert

idioms:

• be aware of    sich bewußt sein, Bescheid wissen über

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γνώστης, ενήμερος, συναισθανόμενος, που έχει επίγνωση

idioms:

• be aware of    γνωρίζω, αντιλαμβάνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
consapevole

idioms:

• be aware of    essere consapevole di
• become aware of    accorgersi di

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atento, advertido, informado, consciente

idioms:

• be aware of    estar consciente de
• become aware of    tornar-se consciente de
• becoming aware    tornar-se consciente

Русский (Russian)
осознающий

idioms:

• be aware of    осознавать
• become aware of    осознать
• becoming aware    осознание

Español (Spanish)
adj. - consciente, al corriente

idioms:

• be aware of    ser consciente de, darse cuenta de, estar al corriente de

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - medveten, uppmärksam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
知道的, 注意到的

idioms:

• be aware of    知道

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 知道的, 注意到的

idioms:

• be aware of    知道

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 깨닫고, 아는

idioms:

• be aware of    을 알아차리다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気づいて, 意識が高い, 見聞の広い

idioms:

• be aware of    気づいている
• become aware of    知るようになる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مدرك, متطلع على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עירני, מכיר, מודע ל-, יודע‬

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