beware

beware
transitive & intransitive verb; only in imper; and inf.

beware [of] somebody/something — sich vor jemandem/etwas hüten od. in Acht nehmen

beware of doing something — sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun

‘beware of pickpockets’ — "vor Taschendieben wird gewarnt"

‘beware of the dog’ — "Vorsicht, bissiger Hund!"

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[bi'weə]
used mostly in the imperative and the infinitive - verb
1) ((usually with of) to be careful (of): Beware of the dog.) sich hüten
2) (to be careful: He told them to beware.) sich vorsehen
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be·ware
[bɪˈweəʳ, AM -ˈwer]
I. vi sich akk in Acht nehmen
\beware! Vorsicht!
to \beware of sb/sth sich akk vor jdm/etw hüten [o in Acht nehmen]
“\beware of pickpockets!” „vor Taschendieben wird gewarnt!“
“\beware of the dog” „Vorsicht, bissiger Hund!“
to \beware of doing sth sich akk davor hüten, etw zu tun
II. vt
to \beware sb sich akk vor jdm in Acht nehmen, vor jdm auf der Hut sein
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[bɪ'wɛə(r)]
1. vi imper and infin only

to beware of sb/sth — sich vor jdm/etw hüten, sich vor jdm/etw in Acht nehmen

to beware of doing sth — sich davor hüten, etw zu tun

beware of falling —

beware of being deceived, beware lest you are deceived (old) beware of how you speak beware! (old, liter) — geben Sie acht or sehen Sie sich vor, dass Sie nicht betrogen werden geben Sie acht or sehen Sie sich vor, was Sie sagen gib acht!

"beware of the dog" — "Vorsicht, bissiger Hund"

"beware of pickpockets" — "vor Taschendieben wird gewarnt"

2. vt imper and infin only

to beware sb/sth — sich vor jdm/etw hüten, sich vor jdm/etw in Acht nehmen

to beware doing sth — sich davor hüten, etw zu tun

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beware [bıˈweə(r)] v/i & v/t sich in Acht nehmen, sich hüten oder vorsehen (alle:
[of] vor dat;
lest dass nicht):
beware (of) doing sth sich (davor) hüten, etwas zu tun;
beware Vorsicht!, Achtung!;
beware of pickpockets (of the dog) vor Taschendieben wird gewarnt (Warnung vor dem Hunde!; Vorsicht, bissiger Hund)!
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transitive & intransitive verb; only in imper; and inf.

beware [of] somebody/something — sich vor jemandem/etwas hüten od. in Acht nehmen

beware of doing something — sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun

‘beware of pickpockets’ — "vor Taschendieben wird gewarnt"

‘beware of the dog’ — "Vorsicht, bissiger Hund!"

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v.
hüten v.
vermeiden v.

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