Both Uses of
conscious
in
The Outsiders
- I remembered Johnny—his face all cut up and bruised, and I remembered how he had cried when we found him, half-conscious, in the comer lot.
p. 4.7conscious = awake
- Johnny was unconscious.
p. 96.6 *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.
Definitions:
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(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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(conscious as in: a conscious effort to lose weight) intentional (done on purpose) -- perhaps with significant effort
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(conscious as in: environmentally conscious) aware or concerned about something
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(conscious as in: the conscious mind) mental activity of which one is self-aware
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(conscious as in: conscious life on other planets) capable of thought, self-reflection, and will