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conscious

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈkɑnʃəs/ · UK /ˈkɒnʃəs/

conscious means: If you are aware of something, you notice it or know it exists.

adjective

AWAREB2

If you are aware of something, you notice it or know it exists.

  • I am conscious of the risks.
  • She became conscious that someone was following her.
  • Were you conscious of any change in his behaviour?

How to use it: conscious of something (She was conscious of the noise outside.); conscious that… (He was conscious that everyone was watching him.)

Similar words: aware

Opposites: unaware

Common phrases: conscious of something, conscious that something

AWAKE AND RESPONSIVEB2

Awake and able to know what is happening around you.

  • The patient is conscious.
  • She remained conscious after the accident.
  • He was conscious but too weak to speak.

Similar words: awake, alert

Opposites: unconscious

Common phrases: still conscious, remain conscious, fully conscious, barely conscious

SELF AWAREC1

Able to know that you exist and experience your own thoughts and feelings.

  • Could a machine ever be conscious?
  • Philosophers disagree about which animals are conscious.
  • A conscious being can experience its own thoughts.

Similar words: self-aware

Common phrases: conscious being, conscious mind, conscious experience

Questions about conscious

What does conscious mean?

If you are aware of something, you notice it or know it exists.

What is conscious in other languages?

Türkçe: farkında · Español: consciente · Français: conscient · Deutsch: bewusst · Italiano: consapevole · 日本語: 気づいている

How do you pronounce conscious?

In American English /ˈkɑnʃəs/; in British English /ˈkɒnʃəs/.

How do you use conscious in a sentence?

I am conscious of the risks. She became conscious that someone was following her.

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