Beware — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɛɹm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtˈakt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtˈakt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɛɹm/.

Examples

Beware of telephone salesmen

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mind

Parts of Speech

verb	be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to “Beware of telephone salesmen”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorsicht

auf der Hut sein; seien Sie vorsichtig oder vorsichtig; Seien Sie wachsam

🇫🇷French

méfiez-vous

être sur ses gardes ; être prudent ou se méfier ; être attentif à

🇪🇸Spanish

tener cuidado

estar en guardia; sea cauteloso o desconfiado; estar alerta a

🇮🇹Italian

attenzione

stare in guardia; essere cauto o diffidente; stare attento a

🇳🇱Dutch

pas op

wees op je hoede; wees voorzichtig of op uw hoede; wees er alert op

🇵🇹Portuguese

cuidado

estar em guarda; seja cauteloso ou cauteloso; esteja alerta para

🇷🇺Russian

остерегаться

быть настороже; будьте осторожны или осторожны; быть внимательным к

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खबरदार

सावधान रहो; सावधान रहें या सावधान रहें; के प्रति सचेत रहें

🇧🇩Bengali

সাবধান

be on one's guard; সাবধান বা সতর্ক থাকুন সতর্ক থাকুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜாக்கிரதை

ஒருவரின் பாதுகாப்பில் இருங்கள்; எச்சரிக்கையாக அல்லது எச்சரிக்கையாக இருங்கள்; எச்சரிக்கையாக இருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

జాగ్రత్త

ఒకరి రక్షణలో ఉండండి; జాగ్రత్తగా ఉండండి లేదా జాగ్రత్తగా ఉండండి; అప్రమత్తంగా ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सावध रहा

सावध राहणे; सावध किंवा सावध रहा; साठी सतर्क रहा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાવધાન

સાવચેત રહેવું; સાવચેત અથવા સાવચેત રહો; માટે સજાગ રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಷಾರಾಗಿರು

ಒಬ್ಬರ ಕಾವಲುಗಾರರಾಗಿರಿ; ಜಾಗರೂಕರಾಗಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಜಾಗರೂಕರಾಗಿರಿ; ಎಚ್ಚರದಿಂದಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂക്ഷിക്കുക

ജാഗ്രത പാലിക്കുക; ജാഗ്രതയോ ജാഗ്രതയോ ആയിരിക്കുക; ജാഗ്രത പാലിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਵਧਾਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਗਾਰਡ 'ਤੇ ਰਹੋ; ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਰਹੋ; ਲਈ ਸੁਚੇਤ ਰਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

خبردار

ہوشیار رہنا کے بارے میں محتاط یا ہوشیار رہنا؛ ہوشیار رہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提防

保持警惕；保持谨慎或警惕；警惕

🇯🇵Japanese

気をつけて

用心してください。用心深い、または用心深い。警戒してください

🇰🇷Korean

조심하다

조심하세요; 조심하거나 조심하십시오. 경계하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cẩn thận

hãy cảnh giác; hãy thận trọng hoặc cảnh giác; hãy cảnh giác với

🇹🇭Thai

ระวัง

ระวังตัว; ระมัดระวังหรือระวัง; ตื่นตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

awas

waspadalah; berhati-hati atau waspada; waspada terhadap

🇵🇭Filipino

ingat ka

maging maingat; maging maingat o mag-ingat tungkol sa; maging alerto sa

🇲🇾Malay

awas

berjaga-jaga; berhati-hati atau berhati-hati tentang; berwaspada terhadap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احذر

كن على أهبة الاستعداد؛ كن حذرًا أو حذرًا؛ كن متيقظًا ل

🇮🇷Persian

مراقب باشید

مراقب باشید محتاط یا محتاط باشید؛ هوشیار باشید

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkatli ol

tetikte olmak; dikkatli olun veya dikkatli olun; dikkatli olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִזָהֵר

להיות על המשמר; להיות זהיר או זהיר לגבי; להיות ערני ל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'beware'?

The primary meaning of 'beware' is 'be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'beware' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'beware' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'beware' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'beware' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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