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# unaware

«unaware» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not knowing about something; not noticing it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (unaware; used after a verb, often «unaware of», «unaware that»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not knowing about something; not noticing it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaware/#m1)

2) (adverb «unawares») Without warning, by surprise: «caught unawares». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaware/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it builds suspense: the reader knows something the character does not («He was unaware of the danger»). In safety lessons: be aware, not unaware, of traffic and strangers. Phrases: «unaware of», «unaware that», «take someone unawares».

### examples

- She was unaware that her shoelace was undone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaware/#x1)
- The mouse was unaware of the cat behind it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaware/#x2)
- Many people are unaware of how much sugar is in fizzy drinks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaware/#x3)
- I was unaware the shop had closed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaware/#x4)
- The storm caught the campers unawares. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaware/#x5)
- He walked on, unaware he had dropped his wallet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaware/#x6)
- "Don't be angry," said the little bird; "the 'tweet' slipped out of my beak unawares." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaware/#x7)

### note

Used after a verb (be, seem, remain): «he was unaware», not «an unaware boy» in usual speech. Followed by «of» + noun or «that» + sentence. «Unawares» with -s is an adverb: «caught unawares». Opposite: aware.

### Trees and pragmatics

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