beware

be·ware  (b-wâr)

v. be·wared, be·war·ing, be·wares

v.tr.

To be on guard against; be cautious of: "Beware the ides of March" (Shakespeare).

v.intr.

To be cautious; exert caution: We had to beware of the icy patches on the road. Beware of the dog.

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[Middle English ben war : ben, to be; see be + war, on one's guard; see ware².]

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beware

Verb

[-waring, -wared] (often foll. by of)to be wary (of); be on one's guard (against) [be (imperative) + obsolete war wary]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

beware - be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen" mind look out, watch out, watch - be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!"

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beware

verb 1. be careful, look out, watch out, be wary, be cautious, take heed, guard against something

verb 2. avoid, mind, shun, refrain from, steer clear of, guard against

Translations

beware [bɪˈwɛəʳ] vi to beware (of) → tener cuidado (con) excl → ¡cuidado!

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beware [bɪˈwɛəʳ] vt, vi to beware (of) → prendre garde (à);

"beware of the dog" → "(attention) chien méchant"

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beware [bɪˈwɛəʳ] vi to beware (of) → sich in Acht nehmen (vor +dat);

"beware of the dog" → "Vorsicht, bissiger Hund"

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beware [bɪˈwɛəʳ] vt, vi to beware (of) → stare attento/a (a)

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beware

v beware [biˈweə]

1 (usually withof) to be careful (of) Beware of the dog. pas op يَحْذَر пази се от dát si pozor (na) pas på sich hüten προσέχω, έχω το νου μου cuidado/atención (con) hoiduma مواظب بودن؛ حذر کردن varoa attention (à) לְהִזָהֵר @@@לְהִיזָהֵר$$$ सावधान होना paziti óvakodik awas vara sig á, varast stare attento a 気をつける 조심하다 saugotis []sargāties hati-hati oppassen vokte seg for, se opp for strzec się ter cuidado atenţie (la) остерегаться pozor (na) paziti (se) čuvati se akta sig ระมัดระวังในเรื่อง ...-den/dan sakınmak, ...-e dikkat etmek 謹防 остерігатися خبردار رہنا thận trọng 谨防

2 to be careful He told them to beware. wees versigtig يَحْتَرِس، يَحْذَر внимавай dát si pozor være forsigtig; passe på sich vorsehen προσέχω, φυλάγομαι tener cuidado ettevaatlik olema مراقب بودن olla varovainen prendre garde לְהִזָהֵר @@@לְהִיזָהֵר$$$ सतर्क होना biti na oprezu vigyáz hati-hati fara varlega stare attento, stare in guardia 用心する 주의하다 saugotis []sargāties berhati-hati oppassen passe på, være på vakt uważać acautelar-se a fi atent быть осторожным dať si pozor varovati se paziti se ta vara på sig ระวัง dikkatli olmak 當心 бути пильним, остерігатися محتاط کرنا chú ý 当心