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- Dictionaryunaware/ˌʌnəˈwɛː/
adjective
- 1. having no knowledge of a situation or fact: "they were unaware of his absence"
adverb
- 1. variant of unawares
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Oct 24, 2012 · The meaning of UNAWARE is not aware : ignorant. How to use unaware in a sentence.
not understanding or realizing something: [ + that ] He was unaware that the police were watching him. I was completely unaware of the problem. Opposites. aware. cognizant formal. Fewer examples. All this time I was blissfully unaware of the situation. There is a large body of people who are unaware of their basic rights.
Unaware definition: not aware or conscious; unconscious. See examples of UNAWARE used in a sentence.
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.
not understanding or realizing something: [ + that ] He was unaware that the police were watching him. I was completely unaware of the problem. Opposites. aware. cognizant formal. Fewer examples. All this time I was blissfully unaware of the situation. There is a large body of people who are unaware of their basic rights.
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. adverb. 3. a variant of unawares. Collins English Dictionary.
To be unaware is to be totally incognizant (but not incontinent). To be "caught unawares " means you were caught off guard or by surprise. Either way you've got your head in the clouds about something.
