Unawares - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌʌnəˈwerz|  American pronunciation of the word unawares
Brit.  |ʌnəˈweəz|  British pronunciation of the word unawares

adverb

- without forethought or plan; inadvertently
came upon the diamond unawares
- suddenly and unexpectedly
rain caught them unawares
sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares
- at a disadvantage (syn: short)

Extra examples

...the thunderstorm caught us unawares, and we scrambled to get off the ridge as lightning started to flash...

We had walked unawares over the border.

This last clause sure slipped from him unawares.

The question caught me completely unawares.

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