Conscious | Mean of conscious in English Dictionary

/ˈkɑːnʃəs/

• awake and able to understand what is happening around you
1. Is the patient conscious yet?
2. He was fully conscious when we found him.
• aware of something (such as a fact or feeling)
1. She was very conscious of how late it was.
2. We are conscious of the risks involved in the procedure.
3. He is conscious of being a role model for children.
4. I was conscious of the fact that I had to do well on the test to pass the course.
5. He was conscious that they were watching him closely.
• known or felt by yourself
1. conscious guilt
2. the capacity for conscious thought

• caring about something specified
1. He is environmentally conscious. [=he thinks and cares about the health of the environment]
2. a cost-conscious shopper [=a shopper who is concerned about the price of things]
• done after thinking about facts and reasons carefully
1. I made a conscious [=deliberate] effort/attempt to be more compassionate.
2. a conscious decision