(sometimes followed by `of'') having or showing realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent''s hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit";
(usually followed by `of'') having knowledge or understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "I am well aware of his limitations";
alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on";
