conscious
/ˈkɒnʃəs/adjective
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सचेत, अवगत
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noticing or realizing something
सचेत, अवगत
- She was conscious of everyone looking at her.
- He was conscious of the silence in the room.
- Radhika was conscious that she was being watched.
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- He is conscious of his weak points in grammar.
- Are you conscious of how much time you waste online?
Synonyms aware
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awake and able to see, hear and think
होश में
- The patient was fully conscious during the operation.
- The injured rider remained conscious until the ambulance arrived.
- The driver was conscious when the ambulance arrived.
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- Is the patient conscious yet?
- She stayed conscious throughout the long operation.
Opposite unconscious
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(of an action or a decision) done deliberately
सोच-समझकर किया गया
- I made a conscious effort to speak slowly.
- She made a conscious decision to leave her phone at home.
- He made a conscious choice to give up sweets.
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- It was a conscious attempt to improve his handwriting.
- The company took a conscious decision to cut plastic.
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conscious of + noun / -ing
Use 'of' for awareness of a fact or feeling.
किसी तथ्य या भावना की जानकारी के लिए 'of' लगता है।
- Radhika was conscious of the noise.
- He is conscious of being watched.
conscious that + clause
A that-clause states what you realise.
that-clause बताता है कि आपको क्या एहसास है।
- She was conscious that time was running out.
conscious (awake)
As a plain adjective, it means awake and able to think, opposite of unconscious.
सामान्य विशेषण के रूप में इसका अर्थ जागृत और सोचने में सक्षम है; विलोम unconscious है।
- The patient was conscious after the operation.
noun + -conscious
As a suffix, it means aware of or anxious about that thing: health-conscious.
प्रत्यय के रूप में यह उस चीज़ के प्रति जागरूक या चिंतित होने का अर्थ देता है: health-conscious।
- He is very image-conscious.
conscious decision / effort
Before a noun, it means deliberate.
Noun से पहले इसका अर्थ जान-बूझकर किया गया है।
- She made a conscious effort to speak slowly.
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adverb + conscious
fullyacutelypainfullyvaguelydimly
- He was acutely conscious of his accent.
conscious + noun
decisionchoiceeffortmind
- It was a conscious choice.
noun + conscious
healthfashioncostsafety
- Families are cost-conscious during festivals.
verb + conscious
becomeremainstaybegrow
- He remained conscious till the ambulance arrived.
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- She was conscious of everyone's eyes on her.
उसे एहसास था कि सबकी आँखें उस पर हैं।
- The injured driver stayed conscious throughout.
घायल चालक पूरे समय होश में रहा।
- He made a conscious attempt to avoid mistakes.
उसने गलतियों से बचने का सोच-समझकर प्रयास किया।
- Be conscious of the time during the paper.
प्रश्न-पत्र के दौरान समय के प्रति सचेत रहें।
- We are all health-conscious these days.
आजकल हम सब स्वास्थ्य के प्रति सजग हैं।
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✗ He is conscious about his mistake.
✓ He is conscious of his mistake.
Conscious takes 'of'.
Conscious के साथ 'of' आता है। यह सामान्य परीक्षा-त्रुटि है।
✗ The patient is not conscience yet.
✓ The patient is not conscious yet.
Conscience is a noun; conscious is the adjective.
Conscience noun है; conscious विशेषण है।
✗ She was conscious that she is late.
✓ She was conscious that she was late.
Keep the tense consistent in the past.
भूतकाल में tense की निरंतरता बनाए रखें। यह सामान्य परीक्षा-त्रुटि है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives concern awareness.
ये विशेषण जागरूकता से जुड़े हैं।
Aware or awake; also done deliberately.
जागरूक या होश में; जान-बूझकर किया गया।
- He was conscious of the delay.
Knowing about a fact or situation; more general.
किसी तथ्य या स्थिति की जानकारी रखना; अधिक सामान्य।
- Are you aware of the rule?
Paying careful attention to something.
किसी बात पर सावधानी से ध्यान देना।
- Be mindful of others.
◇Word family
?Which word?
conscious or conscience?
Conscious /ˈkɒnʃəs/ is an adjective. Conscience /ˈkɒnʃəns/ is a noun meaning the part of your mind that tells you whether your actions are right or wrong.
Conscious एक adjective है, जिसका अर्थ 'सचेत' या 'होश में' है। Conscience एक noun है, जिसका अर्थ 'अंतरात्मा' है। दोनों की spelling और pronunciation अलग हैं।