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- Dictionaryconsciously/ˈkɒnʃəsli/
adverb
- 1. in a deliberate and intentional way: "she consciously chose to ignore him"
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CONSCIOUSLY definition: 1. in a way that involves noticing that a particular thing exists or is present: 2. in a way that…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONSCIOUS is having mental faculties not dulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor : awake. How to use conscious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Conscious.
When you do something consciously, you do it on purpose, after thinking seriously about it. A kindergarten teacher might consciously choose a soothing book to calm his class down at story time. If you do something instinctively or automatically, you're not consciously choosing to do it — it's just happening.
CONSCIOUS definition: 1. to notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present: 2. awake, thinking, and…. Learn more.
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. cognizant lays the emphasis on an outer recognition more on ...
Definition of consciously adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. Characterized by or having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts. See Synonyms at aware. b. Mentally perceptive or alert; awake: The patient remained fully conscious after the local anesthetic was administered. 2.
Consciously definition: with knowledge or awareness of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.. See examples of CONSCIOUSLY used in a sentence.
What does the adverb consciously mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adverb consciously . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
having the mind or mental processes fully active; awake: He wanted to be conscious during the cornea operation. known to oneself; felt: his conscious guilt. deliberate; intentional: a conscious effort not to yawn.
