beware

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈwɛər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈwɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi wâr)

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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’.

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