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• conscious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) aware of and responding to one s surroundings. 2) (usu. conscious of) aware. 3) deliberate: a conscious effort. DERIVATIVES consciously adverb. ORIGIN Latin conscius knowing with others or in oneself …   English terms dictionary

• conscious — con|scious W3S2 [ˈkɔnʃəs US ˈka:n ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(aware)¦ 2¦(awake)¦ 3 conscious effort/decision/attempt etc 4¦(concerned)¦ 5¦(thoughts)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: conscius, from com ( COM ) + scire to know ] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• conscious — adjective 1 (not before noun) noticing or realizing something; aware: conscious of (doing) sth: I was very conscious of the fact that I had to make a good impression. | conscious that: I was conscious that she was ill at ease. 2 awake and able to …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• effort — noun 1 physical/mental energy needed to do sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable ▪ hard ▪ It took a whole day of hard effort to knock down the wall. ▪ constant, sustained ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• conscious — 01. I wasn t even [conscious] that I had drunk too much until I started to feel sick. 02. Jeannette is very [conscious] of her weight, so she is careful about everything she eats. 03. My wife and I have been making a [conscious] effort to spend… …   Grammatical examples in English

• conscious — consciously, adv. /kon sheuhs/, adj. 1. aware of one s own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc. 2. fully aware of or sensitive to something (often fol. by of): conscious of one s own faults; He wasn t conscious of the gossip about… …   Universalium

• conscious — [[t]kɒ̱nʃəs[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ of n/ ing, v link ADJ that If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening. He was conscious of the faint, musky aroma of aftershave... She was very conscious of Max… …   English dictionary

• conscious — con•scious [[t]ˈkɒn ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) aware of one s own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc 2) fully aware of something: not conscious of the passage of time[/ex] 3) having the mental faculties fully active: to be conscious during… …   From formal English to slang

• conscious — con|scious [ kanʃəs ] adjective ** 1. ) not usually before noun noticing that something exists or is happening and realizing that it is important: conscious of: Teachers are increasingly conscious of the importance of the Internet. He was… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• conscious — I. adjective Etymology: Latin conscius, from com + scire to know Date: 1592 1. perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation < conscious of having succeeded > < was conscious that someone was watching >… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• conscious */*/ — UK [ˈkɒnʃəs] / US [ˈkɑnʃəs] adjective 1) [not usually before noun] noticing that something exists or is happening and realizing that it is important conscious of: Teachers are increasingly conscious of the importance of the Internet. He was… …   English dictionary