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Conscious I Patient Problems Involved Acutely Fully Adjective

Word conscious
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkɒnʃəs / NAmE / ˈkɑːnʃəs /
Example
  • she's very conscious of the problems involved.
  • he became acutely conscious of having failed his parents.
  • i was vaguely conscious that i was being watched.
  • a patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone.
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conscious

(adjective)BrE / ˈkɒnʃəs / NAmE / ˈkɑːnʃəs /
  1. aware of something; noticing something
    • opposite unconscious
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unconscious_1
    • She's very conscious of the problems involved.
    • He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents.
    • I was vaguely conscious that I was being watched.
  2. able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening
    • opposite unconscious
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unconscious_1
    • A patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone.
  3. deliberate or controlled
    • opposite unconscious
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unconscious_1
    • to make a conscious decision
    • I made a conscious effort to get there on time.
    • a conscious act of cruelty
  4. being particularly interested in something
    • environmentally conscious
    • They have become increasingly health-conscious.

    Extra Examples

    • Barely conscious of the flashing lights around him, Kevin recklessly weaved in and out of traffic.
    • Erin was only partially conscious.
    • 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.
    • I was only half conscious.
    • One man was so drunk as to be barely conscious.
    • She became acutely conscious that someone was watching her.
    • She remained conscious throughout the operation.
    • She was heavily sedated but struggled to stay conscious.
    • The company is extremely environmentally conscious.
    • The patient is not yet fully conscious.
    • Try to keep the patient conscious.
    • We are now deeply conscious of these issues.
    • fashion conscious teenagers
    • the development of socially conscious architecture
    • treatment decisions for persons in a minimally conscious state
    • He drifted into it rather than as a result of any conscious political choice.
    • He was painfully conscious of his mother’s embarrassment.
    • She made a conscious decision to spend more time with her family.
    • She’s very conscious of the problems involved.

    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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