beware
pronunciation
How to pronounce beware in British English:
UK [bɪˈweə(r)]
How to pronounce beware in American English:
US [bɪˈwer]
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- Verb:
- be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
Word Origin
- beware
- beware: see ware
- beware (v.)
- c. 1200, probably from a conflation of be ware (though the compound bewarian "defend" existed in Old English). See ware (v.).
Example
- 1. Beware : never put valuables in a checked bag .
- 2. Beware hiring a big company executive for a startup .
- 3. If one evening he suggests raising the stakes , beware .
- 4. Instead , the rule is that the buyer must beware .
- 5. But beware of too much skin .