conscious

conscious
adj.
1 aware of sth
VERBS
be, seem
become
remain
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
acutely, deeply, highly, intensely, terribly

She became acutely conscious that someone was watching her.

We are now deeply conscious of these issues.

completely, fully, perfectly

He was completely conscious of her warm body next to his.

increasingly
barely, hardly

I was hardly conscious of my surroundings.

Barely conscious of the flashing lights around him, Kevin recklessly weaved in and out of traffic.

vaguely

He fell, and was vaguely conscious of Tara standing over him.

painfully

He was painfully conscious of how hard it was going to be to explain.

environmentally, politically, socially

The company is extremely environmentally conscious (= aware of environmental problems and how to deal with them).

the development of socially conscious architecture

PREPOSITION
of

I am very conscious of the need for secrecy.

2 able to see/hear/feel
VERBS
be
become
remain, stay (esp. AmE)

She remained conscious throughout the operation.

She was heavily sedated but struggled to stay conscious.

keep sb

Try to keep the patient conscious.

ADVERB
completely, fully

The patient is not yet fully conscious.

barely, hardly

One man was so drunk he was barely conscious.

minimally (AmE)

treatment decisions for persons in a minimally conscious state

half, partially (esp. AmE)

I was only half conscious.

Erin was only partially conscious.

Conscious is used with these nouns: ↑act, ↑attempt, ↑awareness, ↑choice, ↑effort, ↑level, ↑mind, ↑perception, ↑policy, ↑self, ↑thought, ↑will, ↑wish

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