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Conscious I Acutely Extra Examples Patient Adjective ˈkɒnʃəs

Word3 conscious
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈkɒnʃəs/ /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
Example
  • 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.
  • he became acutely conscious of having failed his parents.
  • i was vaguely conscious that i was being watched.
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conscious

(adjective)/ˈkɒnʃəs/ /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
  1. aware of something; noticing something
    • OPPOSITE unconscious
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unconscious_2
    • 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.
    • He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents.
    • 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 fell, and was dimly conscious of Tara standing over him.
    • He was completely conscious of her warm body next to his.
    • 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.
  2. able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening
    • OPPOSITE unconscious
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unconscious_2
    • 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.
    • One man was so drunk as to be barely conscious.
    • I was only half conscious.
    • Erin was only partially conscious.
    • treatment decisions for persons in a minimally conscious state
  3. deliberate; done in a careful way
    • OPPOSITE unconscious
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unconscious_2
    • 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.
  4. being particularly interested in something
    • SEE ALSO class-conscious
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/class-conscious
    • to be environmentally/politically conscious
    • the band's socially conscious lyrics
    • They have become increasingly health-conscious.
    • an image-conscious reality star
  5. directly under the control of the person concerned
    • When you go to sleep, it is only the conscious mind that shuts down.

    Word Origin

    • late 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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