- [not before noun] aware of something; noticing something
- conscious of something She's very conscious of the problems involved.
- I am conscious of the fact that there's a limit to what we can achieve here.
- conscious of doing something He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents.
- conscious that… I was vaguely conscious that I was being watched.
Extra Examples- Barely conscious of the flashing lights around him, Kevin recklessly weaved in and out of traffic.
- He was dimly conscious of Tara standing over him.
- I am very conscious of the need for secrecy.
- I was hardly conscious of my surroundings.
- She became acutely conscious that someone was watching her.
- We are now deeply conscious of these issues.
- He was painfully conscious of his mother's embarrassment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- of
- able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening
- A patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone.
- She remained conscious throughout the operation.
Extra Examples- Try to keep the patient conscious.
- The patient is not yet fully conscious.
- She was heavily sedated but struggled to stay conscious.
- He was barely conscious.
- I was only half conscious.
- Erin was only partially conscious.
- treatment decisions for persons in a minimally conscious state
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- completely
- fully
- barely
- …
- (of actions, feelings, etc.) deliberate; done in a careful way
- a conscious choice
- to make a conscious decision
- I made a conscious effort to get there on time.
- a conscious act of cruelty
Extra Examples- He drifted into it rather than as a result of any conscious political choice.
- She made a conscious decision to spend more time with her family.
- being particularly interested in something
- to be environmentally/politically conscious
- the band's socially conscious lyrics
- They have become increasingly health-conscious.
- an image-conscious reality star
- (of the mind or a thought) directly under the control of the person concerned
- When you go to sleep, it is only the conscious mind that shuts down.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘being aware of wrongdoing’): from Latin conscius ‘knowing with others or in oneself’ (from conscire ‘be privy to’) + -ous.
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