aware
1 adj If you are aware of something, you know about it.
v-link ADJ, ADJ of n, ADJ that (Antonym: unaware)
Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health..., He should have been aware of what his junior officers were doing..., He must have been aware that my parents' marriage was breaking up.
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awareness n-uncount usu N of/about n, N that
The 1980s brought an awareness of green issues...
2 adj If you are aware of something, you realize that it is present or is happening because you hear it, see it, smell it, or feel it.
v-link ADJ, ADJ of n, ADJ that
(=conscious) (Antonym: unaware)
She was acutely aware of the noise of the city..., Jane was suddenly aware that she was digging her nails into her thigh.
3 adj Someone who is aware notices what is happening around them or happening in the place where they live.
v-link ADJ
They are politically very aware.
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awareness n-uncount
He introduced radio to the school to increase the children's awareness.