[ˈkɒnʃəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- aware of and responding to one's surroundings
(e.g: although I was in pain, I was conscious)

- having knowledge of something
(e.g: we are conscious of the extent of the problem)

- (of an action or feeling) deliberate and intentional
(e.g: a conscious effort to walk properly)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘being aware of wrongdoing’): from Latin conscius ‘knowing with others or in oneself’ (from conscire ‘be privy to’) + -ous