Adjective
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(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something
"few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"
"conscious of having succeeded"
"the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy
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knowing and perceiving
having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
"remained conscious during the operation"
"conscious of his faults"
"became conscious that he was being followed"
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intentionally conceived
"a conscious effort to speak more slowly"
"a conscious policy"