unawares (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 3 senses of the word *unawares*:
ADVERB	all	unawares	without forethought or plan
	all	unawares	suddenly and unexpectedly / unexpectedly
	all	unawares, short	at a disadvantage

unawares > pronunciation
Sounds	ah.nahweh'rz
Rhymes	affairs ... upstairs: 8 rhymes with ehrz...

English > *unawares*: 3 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	Without forethought or plan; inadvertently.
Example	"came upon the diamond unawares"

English > *unawares*: 3 senses > adverb 2
Meaning	Suddenly and unexpectedly / unexpectedly.
Examples	"rain caught them unawares" "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln

English > *unawares*: 3 senses > adverb 3
Meaning	At a disadvantage.
Synonym	short
Spanish	de improviso, de improvisto, en desventaja

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