aware

awareadjective

1. knowing that something exists or is happening, through noticing it or being told about it

   comparative with more [more] predicative only [pred]

   • Are you aware of the risks?
   • She wasn't aware that the shop had closed.
   • Most people are aware of the problem, but few do anything about it.
   • I wasn't aware you were coming today.

   Collocations

   adjective + preposition aware of

   phrase become aware, make someone aware

   Synonyms awake

   Antonyms unaware

   Compare conscious (conscious can also mean awake, not in a coma, which aware cannot mean)