aware

1. 1

   Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

   • Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.
2. 2

   Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.

   • Are you aware of what is being said about you?
   • Gotta get going. I wasn’t aware that it was already so late.

syn. aware · witting · in the know · on the ball · on the same page · sharp · up to speed · up-to-date · with it

ant. unaware

1. 1

   To make (someone) aware of something.nonstandardtransitive

   • Conſcience is the director of all our actions, and diſcriminates them all, with the intentions of our hearts; awares us of the crime of the one, and the virtue of the other.