bewusst

• bewußt (superseded)

Altered under the influence of gewusst from earlier bewist, from Middle High German bewissen (“to know all about, be conscious of, be aware of”), see wissen (“to know”).

• IPA^(key): /bəˈvʊst/
• Hyphenation: be‧wusst

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• Rhymes: -ʊst

bewusst (strong nominative masculine singular bewusster, comparative bewusster, superlative am bewusstesten)

1. (often with dative reflexive pronoun) conscious, aware

   Ja, ich war mir dieser Tatsache bewusst.

   Yes, I was aware of that fact.

   sich seiner (selbst) bewusst sein

   being aware of oneself; being self-aware

2. intentional

   bewusste Täuschung ― intentional deception

The spelling bewusst has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (bewußt) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

• → Dutch: bewust

• “bewusst” in Duden online
• “bewusst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “bewusst” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.