American English pronunciation
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IPA transcription: ['kɑnʃəs]
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Adjective
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knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
“remained conscious during the operation”
“conscious of his faults”
“became conscious that he was being followed”
Adjective
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intentionally conceived
“a conscious effort to speak more slowly”
“a conscious policy”
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(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; ; ; - Thomas Hardy
“few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance”
“conscious of having succeeded”
“the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load”
Usage examples
- He was unconscious when found.
- The boy fell to the sand, nearly unconscious.
- Lowe regains consciousness, his rehabilitation starts and he falls in love.
- What is consciousness?
- In other words, one's consciousness implies one's existence.
- He then grabbed another guy who tried to get involved and knocked him unconscious.
- He heard a sound which brought him quickly into consciousness of day.
- Stream of consciousness is arguably James' most famous psychological metaphor.
- The boy fell to the sand, nearly unconscious.
- He was carried to the company command post, where he regained consciousness.