AWARE

[adjective] [after verb] - knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thingAre you aware that your car is parked on a double yellow line? [+ that clause]Are you aware how much the fine for this offence is? [+ wh- word]Is he aware of the price of shoes like those? (= Does he realize that they are very expensive?)I am well/acutely (= very) aware of the problems caused by this new road - it runs right past my office.I've been aware of (= I have felt) a strange presence in the flat ever since he died."Has Claude paid the phone bill?" "Not as far as I'm aware." (= I don't think so)We've all tried talking to him, but since his accident he just doesn't seem to be aware (= conscious). [after verb]Aware also means having special interest in or experience of something and so being well informed of what is happening in that subject at the present time.ecologically awaresexually awareShe's so politically aware because she's always reading newspapers.