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| 1. | [ adjective ] intentionally conceived | |
| Synonyms: | witting | |
| Examples: | "a conscious effort to speak more slowly" "a conscious policy" |
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| Related terms: | intended | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts | |
| Examples: | "remained conscious during the operation" "conscious of his faults" "became conscious that he was being followed" |
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| Related terms: | unconscious alert self-conscious self-aware semiconscious sentient aware awake voluntary sensible | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] showing realization or recognition or something; followed by "of" | |
| Examples: | "few voters seem conscious (or aware) of the issue's importance" "conscious of having succeeded" "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy |
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| Related terms: | aware | |
| Similar spelling: |
consciously consist concise concision concisely consistory consistent consist_of consist_in Consiglio consistency consistence consign conciseness |
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