unaware

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unaware

not aware or cognizant: He was unaware of the danger lurking.

Not to be confused with:

unawares – unexpectedly, without forethought, by surprise: Her anger caught him unawares.

un·a·ware

(ŭn′ə-wâr′)

adj.

Not aware or cognizant.

adv.

Unawares.

un′a·ware′ly adv.

un′a·ware′ness n.

Usage Note: Unaware, followed by a prepositional phrase with of (expressed or implied), is the usual adjectival form modifying a noun or pronoun or following a linking verb: Unaware of the difficulty, I went ahead. She plunged into a dangerous situation wholly unaware. He was unaware of my presence. Unawares is the usual adverbial form: The rain caught them unawares (without warning). They came upon it unawares (without design or plan).

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unaware

(ˌʌnəˈwɛə)

adj

1. (postpositive) not aware or conscious (of): unaware of the danger, he ran across the road.

2. not fully cognizant of what is going on in the world: he's the most unaware person I've ever met.

adv

a variant of unawares

ˌunaˈwarely adv

ˌunaˈwareness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

un•a•ware

(ˌʌn əˈwɛər)

adj.

1. not aware or conscious; unconscious.

adv.

2. unawares.

[1585–95; compare Middle English unywar (see y-)]

un`a•ware′ly, adv.

un`a•ware′ness, n.

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Adj.

unaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"

incognizant

asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"

unwitting - not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment"

unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"

insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"

aware, cognisant, cognizant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"

unaware

adjective ignorant, unconscious, oblivious, in the dark (informal), unsuspecting, uninformed, unknowing, heedless, unenlightened, unmindful, not in the loop (informal), incognizant She was unaware that she was being filmed.
knowing, aware, conscious, informed, attentive, mindful, in the loop (informal)

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

unaware

adjective

Not aware or informed:

ignorant, innocent, oblivious, unacquainted, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting.

Idiom: in the dark.

Translations

غَيْر مُدْرِك

netušící

uvidende om

inconsciente ignorante

ignorant

nem tud

sem veit ekki um/af e-u

cogliere di sorpresa ignaro inconsapevole

išgąsdintiužklupti iš netyčių

neaptvertnenojaustnezināt

nepoučennesluteč

farkında olmayanhabersiz

不知道的未察觉到的

unaware

[ˈʌnəˈwɛəʳ] ADJ to be unaware that → ignorar que ...
she was unaware that she was being filmed → no se había dado cuenta de que la estaban filmando
I am not unaware that → no ignoro que ...
to be unaware of sth → ignorar algo, no darse cuenta de algo
I was unaware of the regulations → ignoraba el reglamento

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unaware

[ˌʌnəˈwɛə^r] adj
to be unaware of sth → ignorer qch
I was unaware of the regulations → J'ignorais le règlement.
to seem unaware of sth → ne pas sembler conscient(e) de qch
to seem unaware of sb → sembler ne pas remarquer qn
She seemed quite unaware of the other people sitting around her → Elle semblait ne pas remarquer du tout les gens assis autour d'elle.
to be unaware that ... → ignorer que ...
She was unaware that she was being filmed → Elle ignorait qu'elle était filmée.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unaware

adj pred to be unaware of something → sich (dat) → einer Sache (gen) → nicht bewusst sein; I was unaware of his presence → ich hatte nicht bemerkt, dass er da war; I was unaware that he was interested → es war mir nicht bewusst or ich war mir nicht bewusst, dass er interessiert war; I was unaware that there was a meeting going on → ich wusste nicht, dass da gerade eine Besprechung stattfand; not unaware of something → sich (dat) → einer Sache (gen) → durchaus bewusst; I was not unaware that … → es war mir durchaus bewusst or klar, dass …; he’s so unaware → er weiß überhaupt nicht Bescheid; politically unaware → ohne politisches Bewusstsein

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unaware

[ˌʌnəˈwɛəʳ] adj to be unaware of sth/that ... → non rendersi conto di or ignorare qc/che...

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unaware

(anəˈweə) adjective

not aware or not knowing. I was unaware of the man's presence.

take (someone) unawares

to surprise or startle (someone). He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares.

unaware

a. sin conocimiento de causa; que ignora.

unaware

adj inconsciente, ignorante

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