verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Beware of the dog! (= a sign warning people that there is a dog inside a place )
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There was a sign on the gate saying 'Beware of the dog!'.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
so
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Andy reports that the top of the area above Necrepolis now features some loose rock - so beware .
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Like any other group of people, anti-diet professionals are a mixed bunch, so beware .
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They have false floors, so beware , it is very dangerous to climb down into them!
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So beware at the doctor's.
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Some yarns will give a neat sideways band using full needle rib but others look very floppy so beware .
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You don't want to lose what you have worked so long to achieve, so beware of hard-sell techniques.
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So beware the curved top compacts.
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So beware: if we were able to read between the lines that easily, so too can your family and friends!
■ NOUN
buyer
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It's definitely a case of buyer beware .
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Internet purchase of prescription drugs: buyer beware .
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Meanwhile, let the buyer beware .
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My final words would be caveat emptor - let the buyer beware .
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There's a legal term, caveat emptor, which means buyer beware , so when viewing it pays to be suspicious.
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So caveat emptor viridis: let the green buyer beware .
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Obviously, organic does signify better, or at the least an improvement, but the buyer must beware .
■ VERB
let
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Mr Toad was loose on the racetrack, yowling and tooting to himself and let all beware who saw him come.
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Meanwhile, let the buyer beware .
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My final words would be caveat emptor - let the buyer beware .
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So caveat emptor viridis: let the green buyer beware .
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A useless moment of violence. Let her recall and beware .
warn
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Trading Standards Officers in West Sussex warned consumers to beware of buying the second-hand domestic fire extinguishers.
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Prominent traffic signs warn you to beware of camels.
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Thefts alert: Police are warning householders to beware of sneak thieves after a series of burglaries in Newton Aycliffe.
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Fakes a lot HARD-UP shoppers were warned yesterday to beware of cut-price fakes.
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Veteran extras warn neophytes to beware the purges.
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Thomas Szasz warns to beware of the psychiatrist who analyses jokes instead of laughing at them.
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Friends of the Earth is warning Mr Redwood to beware of talk of a jobs bonanza.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Beware of accidentally starting the engine while you are cleaning the blades.
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Beware of falling rocks.
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Beware of the dog.
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Beware . Deep water.
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The department warned consumers to beware .
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The police warn tourists to beware of pickpockets, especially in crowded places.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Also beware of the trick of falling percentages.
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At the same time, beware of undermining their power bases by claiming undue credit for yourself.
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But less exalted leakers had to beware .
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If a mentor is pushing you beyond your limits, if you are feeling more and more exhausted, beware !
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Mr Toad was loose on the racetrack, yowling and tooting to himself and let all beware who saw him come.
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Trading Standards Officers in West Sussex warned consumers to beware of buying the second-hand domestic fire extinguishers.
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Was he telling her to beware of his wife?