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
Collocations dictionary.
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Conscious — Con scious, a. [L. conscius; con + scire to know. See {Conscience}.] 1. Possessing the faculty of knowing one s own thoughts or mental operations. [1913 Webster] Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought. I. Watts. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conscious — I (awake) adjective able to recognize, active, acute, alert, alive, animate, astir, breathing, endowed with life, enlivened, existent, existing, extant, imbued with life, in existence, inspirited, live, living, mortal, vivified II (aware)… … Law dictionary
conscious — [kän′shəs] adj. [L conscius, knowing, aware < conscire: see CONSCIENCE] 1. having a feeling or knowledge (of one s own sensations, feelings, etc. or of external things); knowing or feeling ( that something is or was happening or existing);… … English World dictionary
conscious — [adj1] alert, awake able to recognize, acquainted, aesthetic, alive to, apperceptive, apprised, assured, attentive, au courant, aware, certain, cognizant, conversant, discerning, felt, hep to*, informed, in on*, in right mind, keen, knowing,… … New thesaurus
conscious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) aware of and responding to one s surroundings. 2) (usu. conscious of) aware. 3) deliberate: a conscious effort. DERIVATIVES consciously adverb. ORIGIN Latin conscius knowing with others or in oneself … English terms dictionary
-conscious — UK [ˈkɒnʃəs] US [ˈkɑnʃəs] suffix used with some nouns and adverbs to make adjectives describing a person or organization that gives a lot of attention to a particular subject or thing Our aim is to operate in an environmentally conscious manner.… … Useful english dictionary
-conscious — [kän′shəs] combining form aware of and attaching importance to [status conscious] * * * … Universalium
-conscious — [kän′shəs] combining form aware of and attaching importance to [status conscious] … English World dictionary
conscious of — index acquainted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conscious — c.1600, knowing, privy to, from L. conscius knowing, aware, from conscire (see CONSCIENCE (Cf. conscience)); probably a loan translation of Gk. syneidos. A word adopted from the Latin poets and much mocked at first. Sense of active and awake is… … Etymology dictionary
conscious — sensible, *aware, cognizant, alive, awake Analogous words: attending or attentive, minding or mindful, watching (see corresponding verbs at TEND): *watchful, alert, vigilant: perceiving, noticing, noting, remarking, observing (see SEE) Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
