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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

consciente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõˈsjẽ.tʃi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Conscious/ˈkɒn.ʃəs/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele estava consciente após o acidente."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake and alert.

    "He remained conscious throughout the medical procedure."
  2. 2

    Having knowledge of something; aware or cognizant of a fact or situation.

    "She was acutely conscious of the tension in the room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'conscius' (knowing with others, sharing knowledge, aware), formed from 'con-' (together) and 'scire' (to know). It entered the English language in the early 17th century, initially retaining the sense of being privy to inner thoughts or sharing mutual knowledge before shifting toward modern psychological definitions of sentience and awareness.

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