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4 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Someone who is conscious is awake rather than asleep or unconscious. □  She was fully conscious all the time and knew what was going on.

5 ADJ [ADJ n] Conscious memories or thoughts are ones that you are aware of. □  He had no conscious memory of his four-week stay in hospital. ●  con|scious|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □  Most people cannot consciously remember much before the ages of 5 to 7 years.

-conscious /kɒ nʃəs/ COMB -conscious combines with words such as 'health', 'fashion', 'politically', and 'environmentally' to form adjectives which describe someone who believes that the aspect of life indicated is important. □  We're all becoming increasingly health-conscious these days.

con|scious|ness ◆◇◇ /kɒ nʃəsnəs/ (consciousnesses )

1 N‑COUNT [usu sing, usu poss N ] Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts. □  That idea has been creeping into our consciousness for some time.

2 N‑UNCOUNT The consciousness of a group of people is their set of ideas, attitudes, and beliefs. □  The Greens were the catalysts of a necessary change in the European consciousness.

3 N‑UNCOUNT You use consciousness to refer to an interest in and knowledge of a particular subject or idea. □  Her political consciousness sprang from her upbringing.

4 N‑UNCOUNT Consciousness is the state of being awake rather than being asleep or unconscious. If someone loses consciousness , they become unconscious, and if they regain consciousness , they become conscious after being unconscious. □  She banged her head and lost consciousness. □  He drifted in and out of consciousness.

5 → see also stream of consciousness

co n|scious|ness rais|ing N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Consciousness raising is the process of developing awareness of an unfair situation, with the aim of making people want to help in changing it. □  …consciousness-raising groups.

con|script (conscripts , conscripting , conscripted ) The noun is pronounced /kɒ nskr I pt/. The verb is pronounced /kənskr I pt/. 1 N‑COUNT A conscript is a person who has been made to join the armed forces of a country.

2 VERB [usu passive] If someone is conscripted , they are officially made to join the armed forces of a country. □ [be V -ed + into ] He was conscripted into the German army. □ [be V -ed] Peter was conscripted like every other young man.

con|scrip|tion /kənskr I pʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Conscription is officially making people in a particular country join the armed forces. □  All adult males will be liable for conscription.

con|se|crate /kɒ ns I kre I t/ (consecrates , consecrating , consecrated ) VERB When a building, place, or object is consecrated , it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated , they are officially declared to be a bishop. □ [be V -ed] The church was consecrated in 1234. □ [V n] He defied the Pope by consecrating four bishops without his approval.

con|secu|tive /kənse kjʊt I v/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Consecutive periods of time or events happen one after the other without interruption. □  The Cup was won for the third consecutive year by the Toronto Maple Leafs. ●  con|secu|tive|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  I won first prize for several years consecutively.

con|sen|sual /kənse nʃuəl/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A consensual approach, view, or decision is one that is based on general agreement among all the members of a group. □  Consultation is traditional in the consensual Belgian system of labour relations.