unawares : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: unawares	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for unawares
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unawares adv without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares" suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" Synonym(s): short, unawares
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unawares \Un`awares"\, adv. Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly. [bd]Mercies lighting unawares.[b8] --J. H. Newman. Lest unawares* we lose This our high place, our sanctuary, our hill. --Milton. {At unaware}, [or] {At unawares}, unexpectedly; by surprise. He breaks at unawares upon our walks. --Dryden. So we met In this old sleepy town an at unaware. --R. Browning.