Collocations for "wary"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wary" in context.
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wary
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- wary [voters, families, students, parents, workers]
- [appease, calm, assure] the wary [voters]
- became wary of his [intentions, behavior, actions]
- wary of the (possible) [threat, danger, criticism, backlash]
- [need to, should, have to] be wary of
- I would be [very, extremely] wary of
- be (very) wary of [her, strange men, getting involved], if I were you
- the dog is wary of [strangers, everyone, anybody who]
- are wary of [being, having, becoming, losing]
- wary about [taking, accepting, going, voting, using]
- What are you so wary about?
- had a wary [look, face, expression]
- gave me a wary look
- watched him with wary eyes
- is keeping a wary eye on [him, it]
'wary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):