Aware People I Problem Costs Adjective Bre əˈweə(R

• as you're aware, this is not a new problem.
• as far as i'm aware, nobody has done anything about it.
• acutely/painfully (= very) aware
• i don't think people are really aware of just how much it costs.

aware

1. knowing or realizing something
• As you're aware, this is not a new problem.
• As far as I'm aware, nobody has done anything about it.
• acutely/painfully (= very) aware
• I don't think people are really aware of just how much it costs.
• He was well aware of the problem.
• Everybody should be made aware of the risks involved.
• Were you aware that something was wrong?
2. noticing that something is present, or that something is happening
• She slipped away without him being aware of it.
• They suddenly became aware of people looking at them.
• I was aware that she was trembling.
3. interested in and knowing about something, and thinking it is important
• Young people are very environmentally aware.

Extra Examples

• Even before you are consciously aware of being afraid, your body may be reacting.
• Food manufacturers are dealing with increasingly aware consumers.
• He was not really aware of what he was doing.
• I am very much aware that not everyone agrees with me.
• Moran was painfully aware of Luke’s absence.
• Mr Bush did not appear fully aware of the importance of this act.
• She was suddenly aware that she was being watched.
• The police are well aware of the dangers.
• We need to make people more aware of these problems.
• As far as I’m aware no one has done anything about it.
• As you’re aware, this is not a new problem.
• Helen slipped out without him being aware of it.
• I don’t think that people are really aware of just how much it costs.
• She was fully aware that he did not like her.
• We need to make people aware of the effects of their lifestyle on the environment.

Word Origin

• Old English gewær, of West Germanic origin; related to German gewahr, also to archaic ware ‘aware’.