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Definition of unawares in English: unawares(also unaware) adverb ʌnəˈwɛːzˌənəˈwɛrz Without being aware of a situation. the photographer had caught her unawares Example sentencesExamples - He is like the hapless pedestrian about to turn unawares face first into an expertly placed custard pie.
- Materialism traps us, unawares, in a world of possessions hag-ridden by irrational fears of likely loss and lurking dangers.
- Waiting for the train, she glances surreptitiously through the commuters at the lovely young thing walking down the platform unawares.
- And if a nasty little new variant leaps out of the Fujiaan province of China to catch the experts unawares I'm not going to blame them.
- On the off chance that my jokes are so old that a whole new virgin generation has sprung up unawares, here are a couple of sillier ones.
- The soup inside the shengjian mantou can be quite hot and those who dive in unawares can expect to burn their tastebuds something fierce.
- But don't be so busy grizzling that this week sneaks up on you unawares - and gives you a whole lot more to complain about.
- To be sure, Dan Rather's half-hour broadcasts venture unawares into the realm of outsider art.
- We have an idea of how something will happen, good or bad, that for a few brief moments things will go our way, then something will jump up unawares and throw things off course.
- We do not express our needs clearly and concisely and end up with situations to which we have contributed unawares.
Synonyms by surprise, unexpectedly, without warning, suddenly, abruptly, unprepared, off-guard, cold red-handed, in the act, in flagrante delicto informal with one's trousers/pants down, napping, in flagrante British informal on the hop unknowingly, unwittingly, unconsciously, without noticing, in all innocence unintentionally, inadvertently, accidentally, by accident, by mistake, mistakenly
Origin Mid 16th century: from unaware + -s3. Rhymes backstairs, chargés d'affaires, downstairs, Pears, theirs, understairs, upstairs Definition of unawares in US English: unawares(also unaware) adverbˌənəˈwɛrzˌənəˈwerz Without being aware of a situation. it will be flagged so that people don't stumble on it unawares Example sentencesExamples - We do not express our needs clearly and concisely and end up with situations to which we have contributed unawares.
- On the off chance that my jokes are so old that a whole new virgin generation has sprung up unawares, here are a couple of sillier ones.
- Waiting for the train, she glances surreptitiously through the commuters at the lovely young thing walking down the platform unawares.
- And if a nasty little new variant leaps out of the Fujiaan province of China to catch the experts unawares I'm not going to blame them.
- He is like the hapless pedestrian about to turn unawares face first into an expertly placed custard pie.
- Materialism traps us, unawares, in a world of possessions hag-ridden by irrational fears of likely loss and lurking dangers.
- We have an idea of how something will happen, good or bad, that for a few brief moments things will go our way, then something will jump up unawares and throw things off course.
- But don't be so busy grizzling that this week sneaks up on you unawares - and gives you a whole lot more to complain about.
- To be sure, Dan Rather's half-hour broadcasts venture unawares into the realm of outsider art.
- The soup inside the shengjian mantou can be quite hot and those who dive in unawares can expect to burn their tastebuds something fierce.
Synonyms by surprise, unexpectedly, without warning, suddenly, abruptly, unprepared, off-guard, cold unknowingly, unwittingly, unconsciously, without noticing, in all innocence
Phrases catch (or take) someone unawares Take someone by surprise. this morning she caught me unawares before I'd had a single cup of coffee Example sentencesExamples - The police seemed to have been caught unawares by the rioting that started from Thursday night itself, when residents were fast asleep.
- By the time they have cleared the school examinations, professional entrance tests are upon them, catching them unawares.
- Kirstie stood speechless, taken unawares by the responsibility abruptly thrust upon her.
- We've all been so worried about peak oil, it is not surprising we were caught unawares.
- James pledged he would not be caught unawares this year.
Origin Mid 16th century: from unaware + -s. |