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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 [bɪˈwɛə]

vb

(usually used in the imperative or infinitive, often foll by of) to be cautious or wary (of); be on one's guard (against)

[C13 be war, from be (imperative) + 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 Beware, this recipe is not for slimmers.

2. avoid, mind, shun, refrain from, steer clear of, guard against Beware using plastic cards in foreign cash machines.

Translations

beware [bɪˈwɛəʳ] VI to beware of sth/sb → tener cuidado con algo/algn
beware! → ¡cuidado!
"beware of the dog!" → ¡cuidado con el perro!
"beware of pickpockets!" → ¡ojo con los carteristas!
"beware of imitations!" (Comm) → desconfíe de las imitaciones

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beware [bɪˈwɛə^r] vi → prendre garde
beware! → prenez garde!
to beware of sth (= watch out for) → prendre garde à qch
to beware of sb (= be wary of) → se méfier de qn
to beware of doing sth (= be careful not to) → se garder de faire qch
"beware of the dog" → "chien méchant", "attention, chien méchant"

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beware

vi imper and infin only to beware of somebody/something → sich vor jdm/etw hüten, sich vor jdm/etw in Acht nehmen; to beware of doing something → sich davor hüten, etw zu tun; beware of falling → passen Sie auf or sehen Sie sich vor, dass Sie nicht fallen; beware of being deceived, beware lest you are deceived (old) → geben Sie acht or sehen Sie sich vor, dass Sie nicht betrogen werden; beware of how you speak → geben Sie acht or sehen Sie sich vor, was Sie sagen; beware! (old, liter) → gib acht!; “beware of the dog” → „Vorsicht, bissiger Hund“; “beware of pickpockets” → „vor Taschendieben wird gewarnt“

vt imper and infin only to beware somebody/something → sich vor jdm/etw hüten, sich vor jdm/etw in Acht nehmen; to beware doing something → sich davor hüten, etw zu tun

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beware [bɪˈwɛəʳ] vi to beware of sb/sth → stare attento/a a qn/qc, guardarsi da qn/qc
you must beware of falling → devi stare attento a non cadere
beware of the dog! → attenti al cane!

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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 提防 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