be|ware

be|ware
be|ware «bih WAIR», intransitive verb, transitive verb, -wared, -war|ing.
to be on our guard against; be careful: »

Beware! danger is here. You must beware of swimming in a strong current. Beware the fury of a patient man (John Dryden).

 SYNONYM(S): heed.
╂[< imperative phrase be ware]
Usage Beware is a formal word for “be careful.” It is followed by of or by lest, how, or that…not, introducing a subordinate clause: »

Beware of the sharpers at the fair. They were told to beware lest they wake him. We must beware how we approach him. Beware that you do not anger him.

 Beware is sometimes followed directly by its object: »

Beware the dog.


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