aware

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♦♦ aware /əw'eər/
1 [ADJ] v-link ADJ, ADJ of n, ADJ that
If you are aware of something, you know about it.
Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health...
He should have been aware of what his junior officers were doing...
He must have been aware that my parents' marriage was breaking up.
≠ unaware
● awareness [N-UNCOUNT] usu N of/about n, N that
The 1980s brought an awareness of green issues...
2 [ADJ] v-link ADJ, ADJ of n, ADJ that
If you are aware of something, you realize that it is present or is happening because you hear it, see it, smell it, or feel it.
She was acutely aware of the noise of the city...
Jane was suddenly aware that she was digging her nails into her thigh.
= conscious
≠ unaware
3 [ADJ] v-link ADJ
Someone who is aware notices what is happening around them or happening in the place where they live.
They are politically very aware.
● awareness [N-UNCOUNT]
He introduced radio to the school to increase the children's awareness.

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