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Meaning of 'conscious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Conscious [ a.]
- Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.
- Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible.
- Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt.

Meaning of 'conscious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . conscious [ a]
Meaning (1):
- knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
Example in sentence:
  • became conscious that he was being followed;
  • conscious of his faults;
  • remained conscious during the operation
2 . conscious [ s]
Meaning (2):
- intentionally conceived
Example in sentence:
  • a conscious effort to speak more slowly;
  • a conscious policy
Meaning (3):
- (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something
Example in sentence:
  • conscious of having succeeded;
  • few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance;
  • the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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