aware

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

AWA'RE, adjective [See Ware and Wary.] Watchful; vigilant; guarded; but more strictly in modern usage, apprised; expecting an event from information, or probability; as, the general was aware of the enemy's designs. AWA'RE, verb intransitive To beware; to be cautious. [Not legitimate.]
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