All 9 Uses
conscious
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Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(Edited)
- Through the window soared three owls, two of them holding up the third, which appeared to be unconscious.
Chpt 1 *unconscious = in a state similar to sleep where one is not aware of anythingstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Harry recognized the unconscious owl at once — his name was Errol, and he belonged to the Weasley family.
Chpt 1
- "We shall start by practicing relaxing the conscious mind and external eyes" — Ron began to snigger uncontrollably and had to stuff his fist in his mouth to stifle the noise — "so as to clear the Inner Eye and the superconscious."
Chpt 15 *conscious = mentally self-aware
- Black and Lupin both gone… they had no one but Snape for company, still hanging, unconscious, in midair.
Chpt 20unconscious = in a state similar to sleep where one is not aware of anythingstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Fighting to stay conscious, Harry watched it canter to a halt as it reached the opposite shore.
Chpt 20conscious = awake
- All unconscious by the time I reached them.
Chpt 21unconscious = in a state similar to sleep where one is not aware of anythingstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- The figure had been too far away to see distinctly… yet he had felt sure, for a moment, before he'd lost consciousness….
Chpt 21consciousness = wakefulness
- Then came Hermione… then the unconscious Snape, drifting weirdly upward.
Chpt 21unconscious = in a state similar to sleep where one is not aware of anythingstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Snape had regained consciousness.
Chpt 21consciousness = wakefulness
Definitions:
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(1)
(conscious as in: conscious after the operation) awake (not asleep or in a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anything)
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(2)
(conscious as in: a conscious effort to lose weight) intentional (done on purpose) -- perhaps with significant effort
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(3)
(conscious as in: environmentally conscious) aware or concerned about something
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(4)
(conscious as in: the conscious mind) mental activity of which one is self-aware
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(5)
(conscious as in: conscious life on other planets) capable of thought, self-reflection, and will
- (6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)