conscious

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. adjective intentionally conceived
  2. adjective knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
  3. adjective (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; ; ; - Thomas Hardy

Etymology

First use appears c. 1573 in the sense of "aware of wrongdoing".https://web.archive.org/web/20220714064352/https://www.lexico.com/definition/conscious From Latin cōnscius (“conscious, conscious of guilt”), itself from con- (a form of com- (“together”)) + scīre (“to know”) + -us.

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Synonyms

witting

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