beware

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/biˈwɛɚ/
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/biˈwɛɚ/ · /bɪˈwɛɚ/ · /bəˈwɛɚ/

Definition of beware

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (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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