conscious

con·scious  (knshs)

adj.

1.

a. 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. Capable of thought, will, or perception: the development of conscious life on the planet.

3. Subjectively known or felt: conscious remorse.

4. Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate: a conscious insult; made a conscious effort to speak more clearly.

5. Inwardly attentive or sensible; mindful: was increasingly conscious of being watched.

6. Especially aware of or preoccupied with. Often used in combination: a cost-conscious approach to further development; a health-conscious diet.

n.

In psychoanalysis, the component of waking awareness perceptible by a person at any given instant; consciousness.

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[From Latin cnscius : com-, com- + scre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

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conscious·ly adv.

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conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs]

adj

1.

a.  alert and awake; not sleeping or comatose

b.  aware of one's surroundings, one's own thoughts and motivations, etc.

2.

a.  aware of and giving value or emphasis to a particular fact or phenomenon I am conscious of your great kindness to me

b.  (in combination) clothes-conscious

3. done with full awareness; deliberate a conscious effort conscious rudeness

4. (Psychology)

a.  denoting or relating to a part of the human mind that is aware of a person's self, environment, and mental activity and that to a certain extent determines his choices of action

b.  (as noun) the conscious is only a small part of the mind Compare unconscious

[from Latin conscius sharing knowledge, from com- with + scīre to know]

consciously  adv

consciousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	conscious - intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy" witting intended - resulting from one's intentions; "your intended trip abroad"; "an intended insult"
	2.	conscious - 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" awake - not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" aware, cognisant, cognizant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit" sensible, sensitive - able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin" voluntary - of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession" unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"
	3.	conscious - (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; "few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"; "conscious of having succeeded"; "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy aware, cognisant, cognizant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"

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conscious

adjective

1. (often with of) aware of, wise to (slang), alert to, responsive to, cognizant of, sensible of, clued-up on (informal), percipient of She was very conscious of Max studying her.
aware of unconscious, unaware, ignorant, oblivious

2. deliberate, knowing, reasoning, studied, responsible, calculated, rational, reflective, self-conscious, intentional, wilful, premeditated Make a conscious effort to relax your muscles.
deliberate unconscious, accidental, unintentional, unwitting, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated, uncalculated

3. awake, wide-awake, sentient, alive She was fully conscious throughout the operation.
awake asleep, unconscious, oblivious, insensible

Translations

conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs]

A. ADJ

1. (= aware) to be conscious of sth/of doing sth → ser consciente de algo/de hacer algo
to be conscious that → tener(plena)conciencia de que
to become conscious of sth → darse cuenta de algo
to become conscious that → darse cuenta de que
she became conscious of him looking at her → se dio cuenta de que él la miraba
environmentally conscious → consciente de los problemas medioambientales
politically conscious → con conciencia política

2. (= deliberate) [decision] → deliberado; [prejudice] → consciente; [error, irony, insult] → intencional, deliberado
they made a conscious choice or decision not to have children → decidieron deliberadamente no tener hijos
he made a conscious effort to look as though he was enjoying himself → se esforzó deliberadamente por aparentar que se estaba divirtiendo

3. (Med) → consciente
to be conscious → estar consciente → tener conocimiento
to be fully conscious → estar totalmente consciente
to become conscious → recobrar el reconocimiento, volver en sí

4. (Psych) [memory, thought] → consciente
the conscious mind → la conciencia
to remain below the level of conscious awareness → quedarse en el subconsciente
on a conscious level → conscientemente

B. N (Psych) the conscious → la conciencia
at a level below the conscious → por debajo de los niveles de conciencia

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conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs] adj

(= aware) → conscient(e)
to be conscious of sth → être conscient(e) de qch
to become conscious that ... → se rendre compte que ...
to become conscious of sth → prendre conscience de qch

(= awake) [patient] → conscient(e)

(= deliberate) [decision] → volontaire; [insult, error] → délibéré(e)
to make a conscious effort to do sth → faire son possible pour faire qch

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conscious

adj

(Med) → bei Bewusstsein

(= aware) → bewusst (also Psych); the conscious mind → das Bewusstsein; to be/become conscious of something → sich (dat) → einer Sache (gen) → bewusst sein/werden; I was/became conscious that → es war/wurde mir bewusst, dass; politically conscious → politisch bewusst; environmentally conscious → umweltbewusst

(= deliberate) effort etc → bewusst; humour also → absichtlich

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conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs] adj

a. (aware) conscious (of sth/of doing) → consapevole (di qc/di fare), conscio/a (di qc/di fare)
to become conscious of sth/that → rendersi conto di qc/che

b. (deliberate, insult, error) → intenzionale, voluto/a

c. (Med) → cosciente
to become conscious → riprendere coscienza

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conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs] adj

a. (aware) conscious (of sth/of doing) → consapevole (di qc/di fare), conscio/a (di qc/di fare)
to become conscious of sth/that → rendersi conto di qc/che

b. (deliberate, insult, error) → intenzionale, voluto/a

c. (Med) → cosciente
to become conscious → riprendere coscienza

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conscious

adj conscious [ˈkonʃəs]

1 aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc The patient was conscious. welbewus واعٍ съзнателен při vědomí bevidst; ved bevidsthed bei Bewußtsein που έχει τις αισθήσεις του consciente teadvusel بهوش؛ بیدار tajuissaan conscient בְּהַכָּרָה सचेत, चेतन svjestan, pri svijesti eszméleténél levő sadar meðvitaður cosciente 意識がある 의식 있는 turintis sąmonę pie samaņas esošs sedar bij bewustzijn bevisst, ved bevissthet przytomny consciente conştient находящийся в сознании pri vedomí zavesten svestan vid medvetande ที่รู้สึกตัว bilinci yerinde 神志清醒的 той, що знаходиться при пам'яті هوش می‍ں tỉnh táo 神志清醒的

2 (sometimes withof) aware or having knowledge (of) They were conscious of his disapproval. welbewus مُدْرِك لِ осъзнаващ vědomý si (čeho) bevidst (om) bewußt που έχει επίγνωση, συνειδητός consciente teadlik آگاه؛ متوجه tietoinen conscient (de) מוּדַע ל- अवगत uvjeren, samosvjestan tudatában van vminek sadar meðvitandi, meðvitaður consapevole 気づいている 의식 하는 žinantis, suprantantis sajūtošs; apzinošs sedar bewust (være) vitende om, (være) seg bevisst świadomy consciente conştient (de) сознающий vedomý si zavedajoč se svestan medveten ที่ตระหนักถึง farkında (olan) 意識到 свідомий واقف، باخبر biết được 有意识的

adv consciously

bewustelik بِصورَةٍ واعِيَه، بإدْراك съзнателно vědomě bevidst bewußt ενσυνείδητα conscientemente teadlikult آگاهانه tietoisesti consciemment בְמוּדָע जानबूझ कर svjestan, uvjeren, samosvjetan tudatosan secara sadar meðvitað coscientemente, consapevolmente 意識的に 의식적으로 sąmoningai, nuovokiai apzināti secara sedar bewust bevisst, med vilje świadomie, przytomnie conscientemente conştient сознательно vedome zavestno svesno medvetet อย่างตั้งใจ bile bile 有意識地 свідомо دانست‍ہ một cách có ý thức 有意识地

n consciousness

The patient soon regained consciousness. bewustheid, bewussyn وَعْي، إدْراك съзнание vědomí bevidsthed das Bewußtsein συναίσθηση, έλεγχος των αισθήσεων conciencia teadvus, teadlikkus هشیاری tajunta, tietoisuus connaissance הַכָּרָה चेतना svjesnost, svijest, saznanje, spoznaja tudatosság kesadaran meðvitund coscienza 意識 의식 sąmonė, sąmoningumas samaņa; apziņa kesedaran bewustzijn bevissthet przytomność consciência conştienţă, cunoştinţă сознание vedomie zavest svest medvetande, medvetenhet ความตระหนักรู้ bilinç, şuur 知覺 свідомість; притомність هوش ý thức 知觉

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conscious → واع při vědomí bevidst bewusst συνειδητός consciente tajuissaan conscient svjestan consapevole 意識がある 의식하고 있는 bewust bevisst świadomy consciente сознающий medveten รู้สึกตัว bilinçli tỉnh táo 有意识的