How to Use "Conscious" with Example Sentences

conscious (adj): aware of something; awake and able to see, hear, and feel

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Used with adverbs:

"The child was barely conscious after the accident."
(barely, hardly)

"The president is highly conscious of America's problems."
(highly, extremely, fairly, very)

"She is completely conscious of what is going on."
(completely, fully)

"The group is environmentally conscious."
(environmentally, politically, socially)

Used with verbs:

"The patient is conscious."
(be: is/am/are, appears)

"She must stay conscious until we get to the hospital."
(stay, remain)

"You must keep him conscious on the way to the hospital."
(keep)

Used with prepositions:

"I am conscious of her needs."
(of)

Used with nouns:

"He made a conscious choice."
(choice, decision, effort)