conscious
adjective
1. intentionally conceived
- a conscious effort to speak more slowly
- a conscious policy
Similar word(s): intended, witting
2. 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
Similar word(s): awake, aware, cognisant, cognizant, semiconscious, sentient, sensible, sensitive, voluntary
3. (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something
- few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance
- conscious of having succeeded
- the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load
Similar word(s): aware, cognisant, cognizant
Sentences with conscious as an adjective:
- The noise woke me, but it was another few minutes before I was fully conscious.
- I was conscious of a noise behind me.
- Only highly intelligent beings can be fully conscious.
noun
1. The part of the mind that is aware of itself; the consciousness.