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# aware

«aware» in Mova's school dictionary: **aware of something, you know about it or notice it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) If you are aware of something, you know about it or notice it. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x1)
- I wasn't aware that the test was today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x2)
- She was aware of someone watching her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x3)
- Are you aware of the fire exits in the building? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x4)
- The poster makes people aware of litter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x5)
- He is well aware of the rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x6)
- Being aware of your feelings helps you calm down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/#x7)
- Animals are very aware of sounds around them. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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 the corpora

- [Before I was aware, my soul set me upon the chariots of my princely people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.100/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «aware» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aware/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.