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   conscious

   /ˈkɒnʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. aware of and responding to one's surroundings: "although I was in pain, I was conscious" Similar awareawakewide awakecompos mentisalertresponsivereactivefeelingsentientaware ofalive toawake toalert tosensitive tocognizant ofmindful ofsensible ofinformal:wise toin the know abouthip toarchaic:ware ofrare:seized ofrecognizant ofregardful ofOpposite unconsciousunaware
   • 2. having knowledge of something: "we are conscious of the extent of the problem"
   • ▪ concerned with or worried about a particular matter: "they were growing increasingly security-conscious"
   • 3. (of an action or feeling) deliberate and intentional: "a conscious effort to walk properly" Similar deliberateintentionalintendeddone on purposepurposefulpurposivewilledknowingconsideredstudiedstrategiccalculatedwilfulpremeditatedplannedpre-plannedpreconceivedvolitionalaforethoughtdated:prepense
   • ▪ (of the mind or a thought) directly perceptible to and under the control of the person concerned: "when you go to sleep it is only the conscious mind which shuts down"

   Word Origin late 16th century (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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   What is the difference between conscious and aware?

   • Conscious implies to be awake or awakened to an inner realization of a fact, a truth, a condition, etc.: to be conscious of an extreme weariness. Aware lays the emphasis on sense perceptions insofar as they are the object of conscious recognition: He was aware of the odor of tobacco.

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   • consciente, ciente [masculine-feminine], consciente [masculine-feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CONSCIOUS definition: 1. to notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present: 2. awake, thinking, and….

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   • Conscious, aware, cognizant refer to an individual sense of recognition of something within or without oneself. Conscious implies to be awake or awakened to an inner realization of a fact, a truth, a condition, etc.: to be conscious of an extreme weariness.

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   adjective. 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” synonyms: awake. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious. aware, cognisant, cognizant.

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