unawares
1Unawares — Un a*wares , adv. Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly. Mercies lighting unawares. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] Lest unawares we lose This our high place, our sanctuary, our hill. Milton. [1913 Webster] {At …
2unawares — [un΄ə werz′] adv. 1. without knowing or being aware; unintentionally 2. unexpectedly; suddenly; by surprise [to sneak up on someone unawares] …
3unawares — index unknowingly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4unawares — (adv.) 1530s, without being aware, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + AWARE (Cf. aware) + adverbial genitive s. Meaning without being noticed is recorded from 1660s. Form unaware is recorded from 1590s …
5unawares — [adv] without warning; suddenly aback, abruptly, accidentally, by accident, by mistake, by surprise, carelessly, ignorantly, inadvertently, mistakenly, off guard, short, sudden, surprisingly, unconsciously, unexpectedly, unintentionally,… …
6unawares — (also unaware) ► ADVERB ▪ so as to surprise; unexpectedly …
7unawares — un|a|wares [ˌʌnəˈweəz US ˈwerz] adv 1.) take/catch sb unawares if something takes you unawares, it happens when you are not expecting it and are not prepared ▪ The question caught me completely unawares. 2.) formal without noticing ▪ We had… …
8unawares — [[t]ʌ̱nəwe͟ə(r)z[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects If something catches you unawares or takes you unawares, it happens when you are not expecting it. Investors and currency dealers were caught completely unawares by the Bundesbank s action... The suspect… …
9unawares — unaware, unawares 1. The adjective unaware is used predicatively (i.e. after a verb) and is followed either by of or by a that clause: • She still seemed unaware of the peril that she was in M. Lide, 1991 • Quite unaware that he had a month s… …
10unawares — adverb 1 take/catch sb unawares to happen or to do something in a way that someone was not expecting and so was not prepared for: Caught unawares like that, I was unable to think of an excuse. 2 formal without noticing: We had walked unawares… …
