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Definition of Beware
1. Verb. Be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to. "Beware of telephone salesmen"
Definition of Beware
1. v. i. To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided.
2. v. t. To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for.
Definition of Beware
1. Verb. (defective ambitransitive) To use caution, pay attention (to) (''if intransitive, construed with '''of'''''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beware
1. to be careful [v -WARED, -WARING, -WARES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beware
Literary usage of Beware
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Inscrip. on Goblet. beware a tongue that's smoothly hung ; О leax>e novels f ...
He cheeps Uke some bewildered chicken, And bids me beware o* young men ; . ..."
2. American Familiar Verse, Vers de Société by Brander Matthews (1904)
"beware! Trust her not, She is fooling thee ! She has two eyes, so soft and brown,
Take care ! ... She knows how much it is best to show, beware ! beware ! ..."
3. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1839)
"YK gallants bright, I red ye right, beware <>' bonnie Ann ; Her comely face, sae
fu' o' grace, Your heart she will trepan. Her een sae bright, like stars by ..."
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