see|wäre|-ware
English

Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/w��/, SAMPA|/wE@/
(US): AHD|w�r, IPA|/w�r/, SAMPA|/wEr/
audio|en-us-ware.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��(r)

rfc|This pronunciation below is for homograph; this sense needs to be added
Rhymes:English:-�ri|-�ri
Category:English heteronyms

Homophones
wear
where (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Category:English homophones

Etymology 1
OE. wær

Adjective
en-adj

1. poetic aware

Etymology 2
OE. waru

Noun
en-noun

1. A product that is bought or sold; a commodity.

#*Note: Often used in combination - knitware, software etc.

Translations
Hungarian: áru
Swedish: vara c

Derived terms
cookware
earthenware
warez ("leet" from plural form)

Contraction
ware

#Software
#Hardware
#Jobsware
#Mechanisms

Suffix
see|-ware
-ware

#Software or hardware used to do something. (censorware)
#Available job opportunities, typically referring to employment in the high-tech field. (jobsware)
#Software of a specific type. (abandonware)

Etymology 3
Old English warian
Transitive verb
en-verb|war|ing

1. obsolete To beware of something.

Translations
Ido: -aj

Japanese
Pronoun
ware

1. self

Maori
Adjective
ware

1. ignorant

Noun
ware

1. saliva

Category:Maori language

fr:ware
ko:ware
io:ware
pl:ware
ru:ware
fi:ware
te:ware
vi:ware
tr:ware
zh:ware

• 2007-10-05 21:32 - Interwicket - iwiki +fi, te

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