: to be on one's guard
beware of the dog
1
: to take care of
beware your wallet
2
: to be wary of
we must … beware the exceedingly tenuous generalization—
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Examples of beware in a Sentence
A ghostly voice cried “Beware!”.
He told them to beware.
The restaurant's food is excellent, but beware the chili if you don't like spicy food.
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—Robert Clark, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Centennial has already faced Mater Dei this season, so beware if there’s a rematch.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Swimmers beware, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) warns.
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But beware: Just 192 of Alonso’s blasts would have been homer at the CoPa.
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Robert Clark, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Centennial has already faced Mater Dei this season, so beware if there’s a rematch.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Swimmers beware, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) warns.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2024
But beware: Just 192 of Alonso’s blasts would have been homer at the CoPa.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Beware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beware. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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beware
verb
be·ware
bi-ˈwa(ə)r 
-ˈwe(ə)r
1
: to be on one's guard
beware of the dog
2
: to be suspicious of
beware the quick excuse
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