beware

be·ware

B0220800 (bĭ-wâr′)v. be·wared, be·war·ing, be·wares v.tr. To be on guard against; be cautious of: "Beware the ides of March" (Shakespeare).v.intr. To be cautious; exert caution: We had to beware of the icy patches on the road. Beware of the dog.

[Middle English ben war : ben, to be; see be + war, on one's guard; see ware².]

beware

(bɪˈwɛə) vb (often foll by: of) to be cautious or wary (of); be on one's guard (against)[C13 be war, from be (imperative) + war wary]

be•ware

(bɪˈwɛər)

v. (usu. used in the imperative or infinitive) v.t. 1. to be wary of: Beware his waspish wit. v.i. 2. to be cautious or careful: Beware of the dog. [1150–1200; from warning phrase be ware; see be, ware ²]

beware

If you tell someone to beware of a person or thing, you are warning them that the person or thing may harm them.

Beware of the dog.I would beware of companies which depend on one product only.

Beware is only an imperative or infinitive. It does not have any other forms such as 'bewares', 'bewaring', or 'bewared'.

beware

Past participle: bewared
Gerund: bewaring

Imperative
beware
beware

Present
I beware
you beware
he/she/it bewares
we beware
you beware
they beware

Preterite
I bewared
you bewared
he/she/it bewared
we bewared
you bewared
they bewared

Present Continuous
I am bewaring
you are bewaring
he/she/it is bewaring
we are bewaring
you are bewaring
they are bewaring

Present Perfect
I have bewared
you have bewared
he/she/it has bewared
we have bewared
you have bewared
they have bewared

Past Continuous
I was bewaring
you were bewaring
he/she/it was bewaring
we were bewaring
you were bewaring
they were bewaring

Past Perfect
I had bewared
you had bewared
he/she/it had bewared
we had bewared
you had bewared
they had bewared

Future
I will beware
you will beware
he/she/it will beware
we will beware
you will beware
they will beware

Future Perfect
I will have bewared
you will have bewared
he/she/it will have bewared
we will have bewared
you will have bewared
they will have bewared

Future Continuous
I will be bewaring
you will be bewaring
he/she/it will be bewaring
we will be bewaring
you will be bewaring
they will be bewaring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bewaring
you have been bewaring
he/she/it has been bewaring
we have been bewaring
you have been bewaring
they have been bewaring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bewaring
you will have been bewaring
he/she/it will have been bewaring
we will have been bewaring
you will have been bewaring
they will have been bewaring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bewaring
you had been bewaring
he/she/it had been bewaring
we had been bewaring
you had been bewaring
they had been bewaring

Conditional
I would beware
you would beware
he/she/it would beware
we would beware
you would beware
they would beware

Past Conditional
I would have bewared
you would have bewared
he/she/it would have bewared
we would have bewared
you would have bewared
they would have bewared

Thesaurus

Verb

beware - be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen"mindlook out, watch out, watch - be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!"

beware

verb1. be careful, look out, watch out, be wary, be cautious, take heed, guard against something Beware, this recipe is not for slimmers.2. avoid, mind, shun, refrain from, steer clear of, guard against Beware using plastic cards in foreign cash machines.

beware

verbTo be careful:look out, mind, watch out.Idioms: be on guard, be on the lookout, keep an eye peeled , take care.

Translations

当心谨防

beware

(biˈweə) – used mostly in the imperative and the infinitive – verb1. (usually with of) to be careful (of). Beware of the dog.谨防2. to be careful. He told them to beware.当心

beware

beware the ides of March

A phrase used to foreshadow something bad. "Ides" refers to the 15th day of the month. In the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar, a prophet tells Caesar to "beware the ides of March"—and Caesar is subsequently killed on that day. You have History next period? Well, beware the ides of March—Mr. Smith is in a bad mood today and gave us extra homework.See also: beware, march, of

beware of (someone or something)

Be cautious or mindful of something or someone, especially something or someone that might pose a danger of some kind. Beware of the boss today—he's been yelling at everyone he sees. Beware of their dog, he's vicious!See also: beware, of

beware of Greeks bearing gifts

Be skeptical of a present or kindness from an enemy. The phrase refers to the Trojan horse, a gift to the Trojans from which Greek soldiers emerged and conquered Troy. A: "I can't believe the opposing team made us cupcakes before the big game!" B: "Yeah, I'd beware of Greeks bearing gifts if I were you."See also: bearing, beware, gift, Greek, of

(let the) buyer beware

It is the buyer's responsibility to be sure that they are not being cheated or overcharged. In no place is the adage "buyer beware" truer than when buying something off an online classifieds ad. It's no one's fault but your own if you paid good money for a dud of a car. Let the buyer beware.See also: beware, buyer

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Prov. Do not trust an opponent who offers to do something nice for you. (A line from the story of the Trojan horse, as told in Vergil's Aeneid.) Jill: I can't believe Melanie brought me cookies today, when we've been fighting for weeks. Jane: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. She probably has ulterior motives. When the rival company invited all his employees to a Christmas party, Tom's first impulse was to beware of Greeks bearing gifts, but then he upbraided himself for being paranoid.See also: bearing, beware, gift, Greek, of

beware of someone or something

to be cautious and watchful about someone or something. Beware of Ted. He's acting irrational. You should beware of the dog.See also: beware, of

Let the buyer beware.

Prov. Cliché When you buy something, you must take precautions against being cheated, because you cannot trust merchants to be honest about what they sell. Let the buyer beware when shopping for a used car. Several of the lamps among those Max offered for sale were broken. "If a customer isn't smart enough to try a lamp before he buys it, that's his problem," Max argued. "Let the buyer beware."See also: beware, buyer, let

beware (or fear) the Greeks bearing gifts

if rivals or enemies show apparent generosity or kindness, you should be suspicious of their motives. proverb This proverb refers to the Trojan priest Laocoon's warning in Virgil 's Aeneid: ‘timeo Danaos et dona ferentes ’, in which he warns his countrymen against taking into their city the gigantic wooden horse that the Greeks have left behind on their apparent departure. The fall of Troy results from their failure to heed this warning.See also: bearing, beware, gift, Greek

Greeks bearing gifts, beware of/like

Do not trust enemies who pretend to be friends. The term refers to the treachery of the Greeks during the Trojan Wars, when they entered the city of Troy bearing the “gift” of a large wooden horse that was actually filled with soldiers who then burned down the city. See also: bearing, beware, Greek, like, of

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beware the ides of March

beware of (someone or something)

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Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

beware of someone or something

Let the buyer beware.

beware (or fear) the Greeks bearing gifts

Greeks bearing gifts, beware of/like

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