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Aware vs Waired - What's the difference?

aware | waired |

As a noun aware

is avar.

As a verb waired is

(wair).

aware

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
  • Conscious or having knowledge of something.
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware , is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.}}

    Synonyms

    * (sense, on one's guard) wary, watchful, sensitive, alert, attentive, observant * (conscious of something) apprised, informed, cognizant, conscious, mindful

    Antonyms

    * unaware

    Derived terms

    * awareness * unaware

    Related terms

    * wary * beware

    waired

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (wair)

    • wair

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plank 6 feet long and 1 foot across.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland, obsolete) To spend.
  • * 1826 , Mungo Ponton Brown, Supplement to the Dictionary of the Decisions of the Court of Session , Volume 3, Edinburgh, page 569,
    • .
  • * 1831 [1566], , page 94,
    • We shall maintain them, nourish them, and defend them, the whole congregation of Christ, and every member thereof, at our whole powers and wairing [spending] of our lives, against Satan, and all wicked power that does intend tyranny or trouble against the foresaid congregation.
  • * 1841 , William Alexander, An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland , 1424—1707, page 243,
    • Reserving alwayes to the Sheriff or other Magistrates, and taker of the Thief, the expences waired out by them in taking and putting the Thief to execution.

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (were)
  • * 1897 , , 2007, page 18,
    • We didn't al'ays stay here, but wair' on the wing here and thar where game was most plentiful, and often in company with the Mingoes, who ' wair our sworn fri'nds an' allies.

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