Word-129 (20-05-12)
conscious (adjective) [ant. unconscious]
1. সচেতন; be conscious of sth/sb to be aware of the existence or presence of a particular thing or person
The tooth doesn't exactly hurt, but I'm conscious of it all the time.
He gradually became conscious (of the fact) that everyone else was wearing a suit.
I think she's very conscious of being the only person in the office who didn't have a university education.
She’s very conscious of the problems involved.
He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents.
I was vaguely conscious that I was being watched.
2. চেতন; জাগ্রত; awake, thinking and aware of what is happening around you
He's still conscious but he's fairly badly injured.
They've brought her out of the operating theatre, but she's not fully conscious yet.
"Can I speak to Irin, please?" "She's still in bed. I'll just go and see if she's conscious yet."
A patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone.
3. ইচ্ছাকৃত; determined and intentional
to make a conscious decision
a conscious act of cruelty
He's obviously making a conscious effort to be nice to me at the moment.
It wasn't a conscious decision to lose weight; it just happened.
I made a conscious effort to get there on time.
consciousness (noun)
1. সচেতনতা; awareness
class-consciousness
his consciousness of the challenge facing him
her newly-developed political consciousness
Her consciousness that she's different makes her feel uneasy.
Working in an unemployment office had helped to raise his political consciousness.
2. চেতনা; state of being awake
I can’t remember any more—I must have lost consciousness.
She did not regain consciousness and died the next day.
He lost consciousness after his accident and never recovered/regained it.
consciously (adverb)
সচেতনভাবে; in a conscious way
He consciously did it.
I don't think she's consciously rude to people - it's just her manner.
Consciously or unconsciously, you made a choice.
Suffix:
-conscious (adjective)
-সচেতন; used after nouns and adverbs to mean 'aware of and worried about a particular thing', or thinking that something is important'
fashion-conscious teenagers
the quality-conscious consumer
He's never been especially politically conscious.
self-conscious/subconscious/over-conscious
environmentally-conscious
They have become increasingly health-conscious.
Phrases:
consciousness raising
সচেতনতা বৃদ্ধি; the attempt to increase people's knowledge of and interest in social and political matters
They launched a campaign for awareness raising about the dangers of smoking.
stream of consciousness
চেতনা-স্রোত; a continuous flow of ideas, thoughts, and feelings, as they are experienced by a person; a style of writing that expresses this without using the usual methods of description and conversation
His stories show the traces of stream of consciousness.
