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# aware

adjective (aware, more aware, most aware — after a verb)

«aware» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. If you are aware of something, you know about it or notice it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#m1)
2. Someone who is aware understands what is happening around them and what matters: environmentally aware, safety aware. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons, «be aware of your surroundings» means watch and listen, especially near roads, water or strangers. In wellbeing lessons you become aware of your feelings. In science and citizenship, people are made aware of problems like pollution. Phrases: «aware of», «aware that», «be aware», «make someone aware», «well aware».

### Examples

- Be aware of cars when you cross the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x1)
- I wasn't aware that the test was today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x2)
- She was aware of someone watching her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x3)
- Are you aware of the fire exits in the building? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x4)
- The poster makes people aware of litter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x5)
- He is well aware of the rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x6)
- Being aware of your feelings helps you calm down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x7)
- Animals are very aware of sounds around them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x8)
- Presently he was aware of a gentle radiance that shed itself before him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x9)

### Note

Used after a verb: «I am aware», not «an aware boy» (mostly). Patterns: «aware OF something», «aware THAT…». Noun: awareness («road safety awareness»). Opposite: unaware. Not the same as «beware» (be careful of danger).

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Jeremiah uses it for Babylon, which did not know that it was being caught. Tradition reads it as showing that God's plans catch even the mighty by surprise. In the primary lessons: In safety lessons, «be aware of your surroundings» means watch and listen, especially near roads, water or strangers. In wellbeing lessons you become aware of your feelings. In science and citizenship, people are made aware of problems like pollution. Phrases: «aware of», «aware that», «be aware», «make someone aware», «well aware».

### Examples

- Before I was aware, my soul set me upon the chariots of my princely people. (Writings SNG.6.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aware/#x1)
- I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. (Prophets JER.50.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aware/#x2)

### Note

Used after a verb: «I am aware», not «an aware boy» (mostly). Patterns: «aware OF something», «aware THAT…». Noun: awareness («road safety awareness»). Opposite: unaware. Not the same as «beware» (be careful of danger).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «aware» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«aware» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aware.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «aware» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aware/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«aware» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/aware.html) on Mova free.