Beware /(bē̇*wâr")/

Be·ware

Beware

v. i.
  1. To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided.
    Beware of all, but most beware of man !
    Beware the awful avalanche.
  2. To have a special regard; to heed. [Obs.]
    Behold, I send an Angel before thee. . . . Beware of him, and obey his voice.
    — Ex. xxiii. 20, 21.

Beware

v. t.
  1. To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for. [Obs.]
    To wish them beware the son.