unaware English · revision 15314

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌʌnəˈwɛə/ ''(UK)''; /ˌʌnəˈwɛɚ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|un-|aware]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) or as an adverb a back-formation from [[unawares]].^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ As an adverb, unawares: 1592 in the OED (Merriam-Webster gives 1581).^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024) The adjective, not aware or ignorant, is from 1704.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''At unaware'' is from 1598.^(OED 1989) Reckless or unwary is a sense from 1817.^(OED 1989) Not alert to what is going on in the world in general is a modern use.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1592 – unaware (adverb).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1704 – not aware (adjective).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1817 – unwary.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Not [[aware]] or conscious of something: ''unaware of the danger''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Not well informed about what is going on.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[unawares|alt=Unawares]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[unawarely]]

+ * [[unawareness]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[aware]]

+ * [[unawares]]

+ * [[wary]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}