1. (

• conscious ,
• witting

) intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy" ;

2. (

• conscious

) 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" ;

3. (

• conscious

) (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 ;