beware
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Definition of beware
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(ambitransitive, defective)To use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of).
“Behold, I send an Angel before thee[…]. Beware of him, and obey his voice.”
“Beware the Ides of March.”
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Etymology
From Middle English bewar, be war, be ware, forms of Middle English ben ware (“to be on one's guard, be vigilant”, literally “be ware”), equivalent to be + ware or be + aware. Compare Old English bewarian.
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