Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
aware adjective
/əˈweər /
/-ˈwer/ adj [after verb]
/-ˈwer/ adj [after verb] •
knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing
[+ that ] I wasn't even aware that he was ill.
Were you aware of the risks at the time?
She was well (= very) aware that he was married.
"Has Claude paid the phone bill?" "Not as far as I'm aware." (= I don't think so)
I suddenly became aware of (= started to notice) him looking at me.
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having special interest in or experience of something and so knowing what is happening in that subject at the present time
to be ecologically/politically aware
sexually aware
(Definition of aware adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
