wary
English
/ˈwɛəɹ.i/, /ˈwɛəɹi/
adj
Definitions
- Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
- Characterized by caution; guarded; careful; on one's guard
- thrifty, provident
Etymology
Suffix from English ware (guard) root from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wer-
Gloss
heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
弦
Emoji
🤭 📔
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beware English
- guardrail English
- overwary English
- potteryware English
- schlockware English
- slipware English
- unware English
- unwarily English
- unwariness English
- unwary English
- ware English
- warehouse English
- wareless English
- warely English
- wareroom English
- warily English
- wariment English
- wariness English
- warisome English
- re- Latin
- viverra Latin
- guarda- Italian
- guardabarriere Italian
- guardaboschi Italian
- guardabuoi Italian
- guardaspalle Italian
- guardia- Italian
- εἰσοράω Ancient Greek
- εἶλαρ Ancient Greek
- θεωρέω Ancient Greek
- θεωρία Ancient Greek
- θεωρός Ancient Greek
- θεώρημα Ancient Greek
- προοράω Ancient Greek
- ἐφοράω Ancient Greek
- ὁράω Ancient Greek
- ὅραμα Ancient Greek
- ὅρασις Ancient Greek
- ὅρᾱμᾰ Ancient Greek
- ὅρᾱμᾰ, ὅραμα Ancient Greek
- ὤρα Ancient Greek
- *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *werdʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *werk'- Proto-Indo-European
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *wreyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wr̥mis Proto-Indo-European
- *aikwernô Proto-Germanic
- *fra- Proto-Germanic
- *hrītaną Proto-Germanic
- *waraz Proto-Germanic
- *warduz Proto-Germanic
- *wardāną Proto-Germanic
- *wardō Proto-Germanic
- *wargaz Proto-Germanic
- *wargijaną Proto-Germanic
- *warjaną Proto-Germanic
- *warją Proto-Germanic
- *warkiz Proto-Germanic
- *warnōną Proto-Germanic
- *warīniz Proto-Germanic
- *weruz Proto-Germanic
- *wrītaną Proto-Germanic
- wara Polish
- putevar Norwegian Nynorsk
- var Norwegian Nynorsk
- varleg Norwegian Nynorsk
- varsam Norwegian Nynorsk
- verjar Norwegian Nynorsk
- voren Norwegian Nynorsk
- ben ware Middle English
- ware Middle English
- amhábhar Irish
- bithábhar Irish
- frithábhar Irish
- meánábhar Irish
- príomhábhar Irish
- ábharaí Irish
- vari Old Norse
- varr Old Norse
- varði Old Norse
- vǫr Old Norse
- *variti Proto-Slavic
- *varъ Proto-Slavic
- *věverica Proto-Slavic
- *vьrvь Proto-Slavic
- garison Old French
- guarde Old French
- regard Old French
- reward Old French
- گر Persian
- vērt Latvian
- գերի Old Armenian
- վերմակ Old Armenian
- adbar Old Irish
- adbarda Old Irish
- feraid Old Irish
- fofera Old Irish
- vërej Albanian
- *kowwaris Proto-Celtic
- *wiweros Proto-Celtic
- *war- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wáras Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *werēōr Proto-Italic
- *wardōn, *wardēn Frankish
- vīr Middle Persian
- wlm Middle Persian
- reguard xno
- *warH-, *wār- Proto-Iranian
- provorsus Old Latin
- warison ONF.
- 𒉿𒅈𒉡𒊻𒍣 Hittite
- 𒉿𒊏𒀀𒉌 Hittite