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

Adjective

1. alert and awake

2. aware of one's surroundings and of oneself

3. aware (of something): he was conscious of a need to urinate

4. deliberate or intentional: a conscious attempt

5. of the part of the mind that is aware of a person's self, surroundings, and thoughts, and that to a certain extent determines choices of action

Noun

the conscious part of the mind [Latin com- with + scire 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 << OPPOSITE unaware

adjective 2. deliberate, knowing, reasoning, studied, responsible, calculated, rational, reflective, self-conscious, intentional, wilful, premeditated << OPPOSITE unintentional

adjective 3. awake, wide-awake, sentient, alive << OPPOSITE asleep

Translations

conscious [ˈkɔnʃəs] adj → consciente (= deliberate) [insult, error] → premeditado, intencionado;

to become conscious of sth/that → darse cuenta de algo/de que

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conscious [ˈkɔnʃəs] adj → conscient(e) (= deliberate) [insult, error] → délibéré(e);

to become conscious of sth/that → prendre conscience de qch/que

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conscious [ˈkɔnʃəs] adj → bewusst;

(awake) → bei Bewusstsein;

to become conscious of sth → sich dat einer Sache gen bewusst werden;

to become conscious that ... → sich dat bewusst werden, dass ...

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conscious [ˈkɔnʃəs] adj → consapevole;

(MED) → conscio/a (= deliberate) [insult, error] → intenzionale, voluto/a;

to become conscious of sth/that → rendersi conto di qc/che

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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 의식이 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 알고 있는 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) 有意識的 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