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adj. aware of sth VERBS be, seem | become | remain ADV. acutely, deeply (formal), extremely, highly, intensely, terribly, very She became acutely conscious that someone was watching her. We are now deeply conscious of these issues. | fully, perfectly | increasingly | hardly I was hardly conscious of my surroundings. | clearly | dimly, vaguely He fell, and was dimly conscious of Tara standing over him. | painfully All the time he was painfully conscious of how hard it was going to be to explain. | environmentally, politically, socially The company is extremely environmentally conscious (= aware of environmental problems and how to deal with them). PREP. of I am very conscious of the need for secrecy. PHRASES fashion/health/safety/security conscious fashion conscious teenagers able to see/hear/feel VERBS be | become | remain She remained conscious throughout the operation. ADV. fully The patient is not yet fully conscious. | barely, hardly One man was so drunk as to be barely conscious. | half I was only half conscious.
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conscious
adverbs
socially/politically/environmentally etc conscious
(= conscious of social/political etc issues )
• We have all become more environmentally conscious.
NOUN + conscious
health conscious
• People are health conscious nowadays and careful about what they eat.
fashion conscious
• Young girls are always very fashion conscious.
security conscious
• Most airports are extremely security conscious.
safety conscious
• Workers are encouraged to be safety conscious.
cost conscious
• Companies keen to increase their profits have to be cost conscious.
class conscious
(= concerned about what class of society people come from )
• In the past, people were much more class conscious.
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