CONSCIOUS | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary

conscious adjective (NOTICING). be conscious of sth/sb. B2. to ... MeaningofconsciousinEnglish consciousadjectiveuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈkɒn.ʃəs/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈkɑːn.ʃəs/ consciousadjective (NOTICING)  beconsciousofsth/sb B2tonoticethataparticularthingorpersonexistsorispresent:Mytoothdoesn'texactlyhurt,butI'mconsciousofit(=Icanfeelit)allthetime.[+-ingverb]Ithinkshe'sveryconsciousofbeingtheonlypersonintheofficewhodidn'thaveauniversityeducation.[+that]Hegraduallybecameconscious(ofthefact)thateveryoneelsewaswearingasuit.Synonyms aware cognizantformal wittingOpposites unaware unwittingformalSeealso subconsciousadjective awareofsomethingawareWeareawarethatsomepeoplearegettingfrustrated.consciousIamconsciousoftheneedforgreaterscrutinyofthesematters.cognizantMostpeoplearecognizantofthefactthatsomepollstersaskleadingquestions.knowWeknowthatpeoplewhoarestressedoutlookhaggard. Seemoreresults» Heiselegant,sensual,consciousofhisbody.Oursubconsciousmindregistersthingswhichourconsciousmindisnotawareof.Whenahypnotistputsyouinatrance,younolongerhaveconsciouscontrolofyourself.Hewasconsciousofapresencebehindhim.Shewasconsciousofthefactthateveryonewasstaringather. Aware abreast acquainted alive alivetosthidiom awake awakening benostrangertosthidiom gennedup have/keepyourfingeronthepulseidiom informed insider interoceptive ontheinsideidiom perceive picture preliterate privy profound pulse putsbinthepictureidiom Seemoreresults»   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. consciousadjective (AWAKE) C1awake,thinking,andknowingwhatishappeningaroundyou:He'sstillconsciousbuthe'sverybadlyinjured.She'soutoftheoperatingtheatre,butshe'snotfullyconsciousyet.figurativehumorous"CanIspeaktoIsobel,please?""She'sstillinbed.I'llgoandseeifshe'sconscious(=awake)yet."Opposite unconscious Animalphysiology:notsleeping&notunconscious arise astir beinthelandofthelivingidiom come comeround consciousness insomniac keepsbup knock land morningperson notsleepawinkidiom riseandshine!idiom rouse situp sleeplessness stir toss wake(sb)up waking Seemoreresults» consciousadjective (INTENTIONAL) C2determinedandintentional:He'sobviouslymakingaconsciousefforttobenicetomeatthemoment.Itwasn'taconsciousdecisiontoloseweight.Itjusthappened. Planning,expectingandarranging accidentally accidentallyonpurposeidiom advertent advisedly aimatsth bargain howareyoufixedforsth?idiom Imighthaveknownidiom I'll/we'llcrossthatbridgewhenI/wecome/gettoitidiom insb'scrosshairsidiom inthepipelineidiom pencil provision purpose purposefully purposely putthecartbeforethehorseidiom puttheirheadstogetheridiom settle sleeve Seemoreresults» Relatedword consciously-conscioussuffixuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /-kɒn.ʃəs/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /-kɑːn-/ usedafternounsandadverbstomean"knowingaboutandworriedaboutaparticularthing",or"thinkingthatsomethingisimportant":fashion-consciousteenagersthehealth-consciousconsumerHe'sneverbeenespeciallypoliticallyconscious.Seealso self-conscious(NERVOUS) Aware abreast acquainted alive alivetosthidiom awake awakening benostrangertosthidiom gennedup have/keepyourfingeronthepulseidiom informed insider interoceptive ontheinsideidiom perceive picture preliterate privy profound pulse putsbinthepictureidiom Seemoreresults» (DefinitionofconsciousfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) conscious|AmericanDictionary consciousadjectiveus Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈkɑn·ʃəs/ consciousadjective (AWAKE) awake,awareofwhatishappeningaroundyou,andabletothink:She’soutofsurgerybutnotfullyconsciousyet. consciousadjective (NOTICING) noticingtheexistenceofsomething:Peoplehavebecomemuchmoreconsciousoftheneedtoexerciseregularly. consciousadjective (INTENTIONAL) determinedandintentional:Wasitaconsciousdecisiontobreakupthegroup,ordiditjusthappen? consciousadjective (AWARE) beingespeciallyawareoforworriedaboutsomething:Consumersaren’tasconsciousofpricesastheywerelastyear.consciouslyadverbus Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈkɑn·ʃəs·li/ I’veneverdoneanythingconsciouslytooffendanyone. (DefinitionofconsciousfromtheCambridgeAcademicContentDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) Examplesofconscious conscious However,intentionsandplansimplythesensationofconsciouswill. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Wegivesurgerypatientsanesthesiatoaverttheagonytheywouldfeeliftheyremainedconscious. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Herebothsystemsfunctionunconsciously,unliketheconsciousfunctioningoftheventralsystemintheperceptuallearningdiscussedabove. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Unliketheirearlierappealstoscience,though,thistimearoundactuariesmadeaconsciousefforttopracticewhatthescientistsseemedtobepreaching. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theself-organizationofconsciousthoughtmustnotbeunderstoodastheorganizationofconsciousthoughtunderthecontroloftheself. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Patientsin"minimallyconsciousstates"areawakebuthaveonlypartialpreservationofawarenessandresponsiveness. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Singlingouthisconsciousintentionsascausesispracticalandparsimonious,however,asitdoesnotrequireatheoryofeverything. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Toclaimotherwiseistorelegatetheelaboratestructureofconsciousexperiencetoamysticalstatebeyondtheboundsofscience. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Isconsciouswillreallynomorethanafeeling? FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Itsfunctionistoinduceindividualstodisengage,withoutconsciousintention,fromunprofitablesituations. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thismakestheexpressionofemotionapossiblyconsciousandpre-meditatedbehavior. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thirty-tworespondentsspokeofmakingaconsciousefforttokeepbusyinordertopreventdespondency. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus However,inthementalisticframework,theformationandmanipulationofabstractknowledgeisrestrictedtoconsciousactivities. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Consequently,thisapproachplacesmuchoftheburdenoftransitiononaninteractiveandoftenpoliticallyconsciouseliteratherthanstructuresandsocio-economicconditions. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Translationsofconscious inChinese(Traditional) 意識到,醒著的,有意識的… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 意识到,醒着的,有意识的… Seemore inSpanish consciente,consciente[masculine-feminine],deliberado/ada[masculine-feminine]… Seemore inPortuguese consciente… Seemore inJapanese inTurkish inFrench inCatalan inArabic inCzech inDanish inIndonesian inThai inVietnamese inPolish inMalay inGerman inNorwegian inKorean inItalian inRussian 意識のある,意識的な… Seemore bilinçli,şuurlu,müdrik… Seemore conscient/-ente,délibéré/-ée,conscient… Seemore conscient… Seemore واع… Seemore přivědomí,vědomýsi(čeho)… Seemore bevidst,vedbevidsthed,bevidst(om)… Seemore sadar… Seemore ที่รู้สึกตัว,ที่ตระหนักถึง… Seemore tỉnhtáo,biếtđược… Seemore przytomny,świadomy,zwracającyuwagęna… Seemore sedar… Seemore beiBewusstsein,bewusst… Seemore bevisst,klarover,vedbevissthet… Seemore 의식이있는,의식하는… Seemore cosciente,conscio,consapevole… Seemore находящийсявсознании,образуетсложныесловасозначением'осознающийважность'… Seemore Needatranslator? 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