conscious

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnʃəs/

adjective

  • 1aware of and responding to one’s surroundings: although I was in pain, I was conscious
  • 2having knowledge of something: we are conscious of the extent of the problem
  • [in combination] concerned with or worried about a particular matter: they were growing increasingly security-conscious
  • 3(of an action or feeling) deliberate and intentional: a conscious effort to walk properly
  • (of the mind or a thought) directly perceptible to and under the control of the person concerned: when you go to sleep it is only the conscious mind which shuts down

Derivatives

consciously

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century (in the sense 'being aware of wrongdoing'): from Latin conscius 'knowing with others or in oneself' (from conscire 'be privy to') + -ous

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