awareness

Everyday

1. Awareness is knowing about something or noticing it. tree →
2. Awareness is also understanding why something matters, as in awareness of road safety. tree →

In the lessons

In safety lessons pupils learn awareness of danger: look and listen at roads, be aware of strangers online. In health and social lessons: «raise awareness» (help people learn about something), «awareness week», «self-awareness». In science and nature: animals have awareness of predators.

Examples

• Road safety week raises awareness of how to cross safely. tree →
• The poster helps build awareness of bullying. tree →
• Good awareness of your surroundings keeps you safe. tree →
• The charity works to raise awareness about clean water. tree →
• Meerkats have great awareness of danger. tree →
• Self-awareness means understanding your own feelings. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «awareness» (not «an awareness of» in everyday use, though «a growing awareness» is possible). Adjective: aware («aware of», not «aware about»). Opposite: unawareness.