English-Thai Dictionary

beware

VT ระวัง  ระมัดระวัง  look out watch out ra-wang

 

beware of

PHRV ระมัดระวัง ใน เรื่อง  ra-mad-ra-wang-nai-reang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEWARE

v.i. 1. Literally, to restrain or guard one's self from. Hence, to regard with caution; to restrain one's self from anything that may be dangerous, injurious or improper; to avoid; to take care; followed by of before the thing that is to be avoided.
Beware of all, but more beware of man.
Beware of false prophets; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees; beware of the concision.
2. To have a special regard to.
Behold, I send an angel before thee--beware of him, and obey his voice. Exodus 23:2 , 21.
[This is unusual and hardly legitimate. ]
This word though here admitted as a verb, from the Saxon, is rarely used as a verb in fact; or if a verb, is now never used except in the imperative mode. It is a compound of be and the Old Eng. ware, now wary. Be wary of danger. Hence it cannot be used with did, like a regular verb, nor with be, in any of its inflections, he is beware; for this would be to use the substantive verb twice before ware and wary, is and be. Ben Jonson however has used the word in the third person. He bewares to act. But it has no past tense or participle, and therefore, if admitted as a verb, it is defective, and used only in the imperative mode, or after an auxiliary.
We must beware of excess.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BEWARE

Be *ware ", v. i. Etym: [Be, imperative of verb to be + ware. See Ware, Wary. ]

 

1. 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. Beware of all, but most beware of man! Pope. Beware the awful avalanche. Longfellow.

 

2. To have a special regard; to heed. [Obs. ] Behold, I send an Angel before thee. ... Beware of him, and obey his voice. Ex. xxiii. 2 , 21.

 

Note: This word is a compound from be and the Old English ware, now wary, which is an adjective. "Be ye war of false prophetis." Wyclif, Matt. vii. 15. It is used commonly in the imperative and infinitive modes, and with such auxiliaries (shall, should, must, etc. ) as go with the infinitive.

 

BEWARE

BEWARE Be *ware ", v. t.

 

Defn: To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for. [Obs. ] "Priest, beware your beard. " Shak. To wish them beware the son. Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

beware

be ware |biˈwe (ə )r bəˈwɛ (ə )r | ▶verb [ no obj. in imperative or infinitive ] be cautious and alert to the dangers of: consumers were warned to beware of faulty packaging | Beware! Dangerous submerged rocks ahead | [ with obj. ] : we should beware the incompetence of legislators. ORIGIN Middle English: from the phrase be ware (see be-, ware 2 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

beware

be ¦ware |bɪˈwɛː | ▶verb [ no obj. ] [ in imperative or infinitive ] be cautious and alert to risks or dangers: shoppers were warned to beware of cut-price fakes | Beware! Dangerous submerged rocks ahead | [ with obj. ] : we should beware the incompetence of legislators. ORIGIN Middle English: from the phrase be ware (see be-, ware 2 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

beware

beware verb there are loose rocks underfoot, so beware! be on your guard, watch out, look out, be alert, be on the lookout, keep your eyes open /peeled, keep an eye out, keep a sharp lookout, be on the qui vive; take care, be careful, be cautious, watch your step; Golf fore.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

beware

beware verb there are loose rocks in the area so beware! be on your guard, watch out, look out, mind out, be wary, be careful, be cautious, be on the lookout, be on the alert, keep your eyes open, keep a sharp lookout, be on the qui vive; take care, take heed, have a care, take it slowly, look where you're going, tread carefully, proceed with caution; informal watch your step, keep an eye out, keep your eyes peeled /skinned, look before you leap, think twice; Brit. school slang, dated cave; Golf fore; Hunting ware. ANTONYMS ignore.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

beware

be ware /bɪwéə r /動詞 〖命令形 不定詞形のみで 〗自動詞 «…に » 気をつける, 注意する «of » ▸ Beware of pickpockets!スリにご用心 他動詞 〖～ A /that節 /wh節 〗Aに […するように , …かに ]注意する, 警戒する ▸ Beware too much debt .借金のしすぎに用心しなさい .