{
    "term": "conscious",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "aware of something; noticing something",
            "sensetop": "conscious of somethingconscious of doing somethingconscious that…",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's very conscious of the problems involved.",
                    "contextForm": "conscious of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am conscious of the fact that there's a limit to what we can achieve here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He became **acutely conscious** of having failed his parents.",
                    "contextForm": "conscious of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was vaguely conscious that I was being watched.",
                    "contextForm": "conscious that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Barely conscious of the flashing lights around him, Kevin recklessly weaved in and out of traffic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was dimly conscious of Tara standing over him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am very conscious of the need for secrecy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was hardly conscious of my surroundings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She became acutely conscious that someone was watching her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are now deeply conscious of these issues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was painfully conscious of his mother's embarrassment."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A patient who is not **fully conscious** should never be left alone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She remained conscious throughout the operation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to keep the patient conscious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The patient is not yet fully conscious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was heavily sedated but struggled to stay conscious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was barely conscious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was only half conscious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Erin was only partially conscious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "treatment decisions for persons in a minimally conscious state"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["completely", "fully", "barely"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "deliberate; done in a careful way",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a conscious choice"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to make a **conscious decision**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I made a **conscious effort** to get there on time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a conscious act of cruelty"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He drifted into it rather than as a result of any conscious political choice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a conscious decision to spend more time with her family."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "being particularly interested in something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to be environmentally/politically conscious"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the band's **socially conscious** lyrics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have become increasingly health-conscious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an image-conscious reality star"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "directly under the control of the person concerned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When you go to sleep, it is only the **conscious mind** that shuts down."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒnʃəs/",
                "audio": "xc/conscious/xconscious__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːnʃəs/",
                "audio": "xc/conscious/xconscious__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘being aware of wrongdoing’): from Latin conscius ‘knowing with others or in oneself’ (from conscire ‘be privy to’) + -ous."
}