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adjective

aware

CEFR B1

having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact

In a sentence

Six example sentences with aware, each labelled with its topic.

  • Few shoppers were aware that the label covered only the packaging, not the contents inside the box.

    Environment

  • Great point guards stay aware of every defender behind them, which is why the pass arrives before the cut finishes.

    Basketball

  • Descartes began from the one thing he was certain of: that he was aware of his own thinking.

    Philosophy

  • Few borrowers were aware that the low rate expired after two years, and the payment nearly doubled in the third.

    Finance

  • The tenant was not aware that the lease required written notice, so a phone call to the landlord counted for nothing.

    Law

  • We were not aware that the last bus to the airport left at nine, and the taxi cost more than the flight.

    Travel

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