Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - aware

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you are aware of something, you know about it. Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health... He should have been aware of what his junior officers were doing... He must have been aware that my parents’ marriage was breaking up. ? unaware ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ of n, ADJ that • awareness The 1980s brought an awareness of green issues... N-UNCOUNT: usu N of/about n, N that 2. If you are aware of something, you realize that it is present or is happening because you hear it, see it, smell it, or feel it. She was acutely aware of the noise of the city... Jane was suddenly aware that she was digging her nails into her thigh. = conscious ? unaware ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ of n, ADJ that 3. Someone who is aware notices what is happening around them or happening in the place where they live. They are politically very aware. ADJ: v-link ADJ • awareness He introduced radio to the school to increase the children’s awareness. N-UNCOUNT