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# consciousness

«consciousness» in Mova's school dictionary: **The state of being awake and aware of what is around you…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (consciousness, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The state of being awake and aware of what is around you (lose consciousness). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/#m1)

2) Being aware of something or caring about it (environmental consciousness). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/#m2)

3) Your mind; your thoughts and feelings (it entered her consciousness). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In first aid and safety: if someone loses consciousness (faints or is knocked out), call for help and check breathing. In science: how the brain makes us aware is a big question. Phrases: lose/regain consciousness, stream of consciousness.

### examples

- He lost consciousness after hitting his head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/#x1)
- She regained consciousness in the ambulance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/#x2)
- If someone loses consciousness, call an ambulance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/#x3)
- There is a growing consciousness about plastic waste. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/#x4)
- Scientists study how the brain creates consciousness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/#x5)
- The memory slowly came back into his consciousness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/#x6)
- Then I lost consciousness for several minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/#x7)

### note

Spelling: con-scious-ness (sc and double s). Adjective: conscious (awake, aware). Do not confuse with conscience (your sense of right and wrong). Uncountable.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «consciousness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consciousness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.