{
    "term": "wary",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "careful when dealing with somebody/something because you think that there may be a danger or problem",
            "sensetop": "wary (of somebody/something)wary (of doing something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.",
                    "contextForm": "wary (of somebody/something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was wary of getting involved with him.",
                    "contextForm": "wary (of doing something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gave her a wary look."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police will need to **keep a wary eye on** this area of town *(= watch it carefully, in case there is trouble)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Paula frowned, suddenly wary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Venetians knew to keep a wary eye on Spanish imperial ambitions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The chip manufacturers are keeping a wary eye on the market."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The strange look in his eyes made me wary of accepting his offer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You should be very wary of people offering cheap tickets."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "of"],
                "phrases": ["keep a wary eye on somebody/​something"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈweəri/",
                "audio": "wa/wary/wary__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈweri/",
                "audio": "wa/wary/wary__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from ware ‘aware’ + -y."
}