: 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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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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Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024
David Naughton stars as Jack, an American tourist who learns the hard way to beware of moonlit strolls in rural England.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Homebuyers beware: How to avoid properties with high landslide risk.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
Just beware that the 8GB of RAM will only get you so far in terms of multitasking.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Beware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beware. Accessed 22 Nov. 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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