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I didn't have a financial need, and I wasn't very gifted at relationships. I probably was more like what we think of boys as being: hard to pin down and wary of commitment.
Candice Bergen

Meaning of "wary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WARY

From ware² + -y1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WARY

wary  [ˈwɛərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wary is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wary in the English dictionary

The definition of wary in the dictionary is watchful, cautious, or alert. Other definition of wary is characterized by caution or watchfulness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WARY


aerie
ˈɛərɪ
airy
ˈɛərɪ
Azeri
əˈzɛərɪ
canary
kəˈnɛərɪ
Carey
ˈkɛərɪ
Cary
ˈkɛərɪ
cassowary
ˈkæsəˌwɛərɪ
clary
ˈklɛərɪ
consigliere
ˌkɒnsɪglɪˈɛərɪ
dairy
ˈdɛərɪ
fairy
ˈfɛərɪ
hairy
ˈhɛərɪ
Mary
ˈmɛərɪ
nary
ˈnɛərɪ
prairie
ˈprɛərɪ
scary
ˈskɛərɪ
sweary
ˈswɛərɪ
Tipperary
ˌtɪpəˈrɛərɪ
unwary
ʌnˈwɛərɪ
vary
ˈvɛərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WARY

wart
wart cress
Warta
Wartburg
warted
warthog
wartime
wartless
wartlike
Warton
warts and all
warts-and-all
wartweed
warty
Warwick
Warwickshire
warwolf
warwork
warworn
warzone

WORDS THAT END LIKE WARY

anniversary
commentary
contemporary
diary
dictionary
documentary
elementary
February
Gary
Hungary
January
library
military
necessary
on the contrary
primary
secondary
secretary
summary
temporary

Synonyms and antonyms of wary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of wary

Translation of «wary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WARY

Find out the translation of wary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小心的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cauteloso
570 millions of speakers

English

wary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सावधान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحذر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

осторожны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cauteloso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সতর্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

méfiant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berhati-hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorsichtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

警戒している
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조심하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cảnh giác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எச்சரிக்கையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सावध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dikkatli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circospetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ostrożny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обережні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

precaut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιφυλακτικοί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versigtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försiktig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skeptisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WARY»

The term «wary» is very widely used and occupies the 22.094 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WARY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wary

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10 QUOTES WITH «WARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wary.
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Jacques Audiard
I don't like spontaneity; there you go. I'm wary of it.
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Candice Bergen
I didn't have a financial need, and I wasn't very gifted at relationships. I probably was more like what we think of boys as being: hard to pin down and wary of commitment.
3
Grant Bowler
I've actually usually been wary of taking on science fiction as an actor because it's really tough to do. It's really difficult to execute. There's often lots of prosthetics, green screen and special effects, and it can get very technical.
4
Jeb Bush
I'd be wary of simple solutions to complex problems.
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George Carey
But, as you have intimated, I am among those who would be very wary of any military action in the light of Saddam Hussein's willingness to allow the weapons inspectors to go in.
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Frank Dobson
If you say someone is thrilled, it implies talk of an exciting project. I'm wary of such talk.
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Peter Fenton
We actually tried to invest in Twitter in April 2007, right when it launched. At the time, the company was wary of having a classic, tier-one traditional venture firm involved.
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Troy Garity
I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.
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Ellie Goulding
Men are wary of me because they know, by listening to my music, that a relationship with me will be quite deep.
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Katharine Graham
Alice Roosevelt Longworth was only a few years older than my mother but outlived her by a decade, dying in 1980. From the time they met, in 1917, they were lifelong friends of sorts, though each was a bit wary of the other.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WARY»

Discover the use of wary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Wary Widow
The Wetherby Brides, Book 3.
Jerrica Knight-Catania, 2012
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The Wary Fugitives: Four Poets and the South
Rubin explores the relationships between the poetry, novels, and literary criticism of John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, Donald Davidson, and Robert Penn Warren.
‎1978
3
Guide to Advanced Turkey Hunting: How to Call and Decoy Even ...
With the help of this book, the persistent turkey hunter will begin to take birds he would never have taken, or even seen, a few years earlier.
Richard Combs, 2012
4
Japanese Consumer Behaviour: From Worker Bees to Wary ...
In this book, an anthropologist reads its research, exploring Japan through the eyes of Japanese researchers and discovering patterns of change that are both uniquely Japanese and shared by consumers in other advanced industrial nations.
John Linwood McCreery, 2000
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The Season to Be Wary
Of the three, Escape Route and Eyes were included in the pilot for The Night Gallery, with the latter starring Joan Crawford and directed by new comer, Steven Spielberg. Darkly disturbing, these stories remain relevant today.
Rod Serling, 2014
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Eat, Drink, and Be Wary: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery With ...
Hosting a cooking contest at her PennDutch Inn, Magdalena Yoder fears that a murderer lurks among the competitors when the CEO of a gourmet food company is found dead in the barn, in a mystery featuring Pennsylvania Dutch recipes.
Tamar Myers, 1998
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"A Wary Silence": Definitions of Trauma and Negative Space ...
The introduction of this work addresses the issue of difficulties in studying modernist writer Jean Rhys and her novel Good Morning, Midnight.
Kelly K. Hecklinger, 2009
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Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (so Far)
It got so bad that we even became wary of Martha Stewart, who hit her own personal bottom (we are speaking figuratively) during a June appearance on the CBS early-morning show. Martha was trying to chop some cabbage for a salad, and ...
Dave Barry, 2007
9
Bulletin: Special Series
Wary MeaSy Fairly mealy- Vmy mealy. . . Comaart Rathm roma't Soggy Mealy Mealy Mealy Comaart.. Mealy Comaart.. Comaart. . Comaart Comaart Mealy Fairly mealy.. Ertra mealy. . Fairly mealy.. SSi'htly r'ma't Ertra mealy. 'O'L' Whole Soggy ...
Washington State University. Western Washington Experiment Station, Puyallup, 1909
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The Wary Transgressor
About the Book: -`The Wary Transgressor is the 29th novel by the popular thriller writer, James Hadley Chase, written in 1952.
James Hadley Chase, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Manor F1 team wary of threat from Haas outfit in 2016
Manor sporting director Graeme Lowdon is wary of the threat likely to be posed by Haas next year when Formula 1's grid expands to 11 teams. The arrival of ... «autosport.com, Aug 15»
2
The Louis Berger effect: CCP turns wary of consultants
Panaji: With the Louis Berger issue hot, the corporation of the city of Panaji suddenly found itself wary about the number of consultants being contracted for ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
JGBs little changed, market wary of chasing yields lower
... Monday despite a number of market-supportive factors such as sliding Tokyo shares, as investors were wary of chasing already low debt yields further down. «Reuters, Jul 15»
4
Retirement is within reach for many, but some still wary of markets
Retirement is within reach for many, but some still wary of markets. After six years of positive returns on the S&P 500, affluent investors are feeling confident in ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
5
Fans of Facebook and Netflix, but Wary of Apple
Fans of Facebook and Netflix, but Wary of Apple. Bespoke Investment's Hickey and Walters see better times ahead for large-caps, housing, Netflix. Email; Print; 2 ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
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Poll: Utahns wary of any conflicts in A.G. campaign donations
"What's clear from our survey is Utahns are very wary of any donation to the A.G. that smacks of a quid-pro-quo arrangement for the state's top law enforcement ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 15»
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GOP Is Wary About Winning on Health Law
WASHINGTON — Republicans who have been hoping that the Supreme Court will upend President Obama's health care law are now confronting an urgent and ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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EU anti-trust chief warns Amazon, wary about telecom mergers
Vestager also said she was wary of too many mergers in the telecoms sector, warning that consumers could end up with higher bills and less innovative ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
9
Public Housing Residents Wary of Mayor de Blasio's Plan
Rosalie Washington has taken a day off from work to wait for repairmen who never came. She has gotten up at 4 a.m. to heat water for a bath because she did ... «New York Times, May 15»
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China solar expansion needs billions from wary investors
Banks wary of lending to sector after global crisis defaults. By Charlie Zhu and Adam Rose. HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, April 30 (Reuters) - Chinese solar ... «Reuters, Apr 15»

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