beware
Other forms: bewares; bewared; bewaring
To beware is to be cautious and on your guard. The riskier the situation, the more you need to beware.
A "Beware of the dog" sign means there's a dog in the house who doesn't care for visitors or new people. When you beware, you become very cautious. You look both ways and use extreme caution. This word can be remembered if you break it into two parts: to beware is the same as "to be wary." When you're wary, you're concerned and careful. People in dangerous jobs like the police and fire department need to beware every day.
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be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
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This list covers some of the basic words in Shakespeare's play about the assassination of the titular Roman ruler. You can find our lists covering more difficult words here. Here are links to our lists for the play: Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, and Act V Here are links to our lists for other plays by William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Hamlet, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream
This poem is one of the most celebrated bits of nonsense in the English language. Carroll was a master at devising things that sound like words but aren't, and in creating joy from the sheer sound of these "words" (etext found here).
