conscious
adjective /ˈkɒnʃəs/
  /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
- [not before noun] aware of something; noticing something
- conscious of something She's very conscious of the problems involved.
 - I am conscious of the fact that there's a limit to what we can achieve here.
 - conscious of doing something He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents.
 - conscious that… I was vaguely conscious that I was being watched.
 
Extra Examples- Barely conscious of the flashing lights around him, Kevin recklessly weaved in and out of traffic.
 - He fell, and was dimly conscious of Tara standing over him.
 - He was completely conscious of her warm body next to his.
 - I am very conscious of the need for secrecy.
 - I was hardly conscious of my surroundings.
 - She became acutely conscious that someone was watching her.
 - We are now deeply conscious of these issues.
 - He was painfully conscious of his mother's embarrassment.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
 - seem
 - become
 - …
 
- extremely
 - fairly
 - very
 - …
 
- of
 
 - able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening
- A patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone.
 - She remained conscious throughout the operation.
 
Extra Examples- Try to keep the patient conscious.
 - The patient is not yet fully conscious.
 - She was heavily sedated but struggled to stay conscious.
 - One man was so drunk as to be barely conscious.
 - I was only half conscious.
 - Erin was only partially conscious.
 - treatment decisions for persons in a minimally conscious state
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
 - become
 - remain
 - …
 
- completely
 - fully
 - barely
 - …
 
 - (of actions, feelings, etc.) deliberate; done in a careful way
- a conscious choice
 - to make a conscious decision
 - I made a conscious effort to get there on time.
 - a conscious act of cruelty
 
Extra Examples- He drifted into it rather than as a result of any conscious political choice.
 - She made a conscious decision to spend more time with her family.
 
 - being particularly interested in something
- to be environmentally/politically conscious
 - the band's socially conscious lyrics
 - They have become increasingly health-conscious.
 - an image-conscious reality star
 
 - (of the mind or a thought) directly under the control of the person concerned
- When you go to sleep, it is only the conscious mind that shuts down.
 
 
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘being aware of wrongdoing’): from Latin conscius ‘knowing with others or in oneself’ (from conscire ‘be privy to’) + -ous.