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◊ 'conscious'
She became conscious of Rudolph looking at her.
I was conscious that he had changed his tactics.
If you are
conscious, you are awake, rather than asleep or unconscious.
The patient was fully conscious during the operation.
◊ 'consciousness'
We assume that the brain is the seat of consciousness and intelligence.
If you
lose consciousness, you become unconscious. If you
regain consciousness or
recover consciousness, you become conscious again after being unconscious. These are fairly formal expressions.
He fell down and lost consciousness.
He began to regain consciousness just as Koch was leaving.
She died in hospital without recovering consciousness.
◊ 'conscience'
Conscience is a noun. Your
conscience is the part of your mind which tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong.
Their consciences were troubled by stories of famine and war.
◊ 'conscientious'
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