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US
/ˈkɑnʃəs/
]
[ UK /kˈɒnʃəs/ ]
[ UK /kˈɒnʃəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something
few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance
the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load
conscious of having succeeded -
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 -
intentionally conceived
a conscious policy
a conscious effort to speak more slowly
How To Use conscious In A Sentence
- The recoil from the shot blew James onto his back, unconscious once again.
- Have a cosmic awareness, an interest in ecology, environment, vegetarianism, or are very socially conscious.
- It seems to embrace a lot of our speculations here about the willful nature of ideas, and works well for things within our conscious realm, from babies to ballpoints.
- The woman herself lay in Epsom Cottage Hospital for four days without regaining consciousness.
- Most intriguingly, among the described symptoms of fugu poisoning is progressive limb paralysis while maintaining consciousness.
- These new forces have synchronized with the conscious policy of a certain sector of Canadian opinion which has persistently sought to detach us from that quarter of the world's orbit and the world's people comprised in the British federacy. Whither Canada
- Nilufer Bharucha, faculty in the department of English and project coordinator, explained that the term diaspora means to be scattered or dispersed across national boundaries, and has been self-consciously used today by postcolonial theorists to describe those who got displaced from their home owing to colonial politics and post-colonial economic realities. Analysis
- But it was the introduction of the breathalyser in 1967 that really thrust her into the public's consciousness, especially as she herself was a non-driver.
- We all have implicit or unconscious biases that impact our behavior. Christianity Today
- Don't you find it tiresome always having to be conscious of your appearance? Times, Sunday Times