настороже

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Russian

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na) +‎ сто́роже (stórože).

Pronunciation

Adverb

настороже́ (nastorožé)

  1. on guard, on the lookout
    Synonym: начеку́ (načekú)
    Будь настороже́.Budʹ nastorožé.Be on guard / on the lookout.
    • 1904, Лев Толстой, “VI”, in Хаджи-Мурат; English translation from Louise and Aylmer Maude, transl., Hadji Murat, 1912:
      Он боялся всего: и того, что его схватят, закуют и сошлют в Сибирь или просто убьют, и потому был настороже.
      On bojalsja vsevo: i tovo, što jevo sxvatjat, zakujut i sošljut v Sibirʹ ili prosto ubʹjut, i potomu byl nastorože.
      He feared everything: that he might be seized, chained, and sent to Siberia, or simply killed; and therefore he was on his guard.