INDEX:
1. conscious
2. to become conscious again after being unconscious
3. to make someone conscious again
RELATED WORDS
opposite
↑ UNCONSCIOUS
not sleeping : ↑ SLEEP
see also
↑ WAKE UP/GET UP
↑ ILL/SICK
↑ HURT/INJURE
↑ ACCIDENT
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1. conscious
▷ conscious /ˈkɒnʃəsǁˈkɑːn-/ [adjective not before noun]
awake and able to understand what is happening around you - use this especially about someone who is ill or has had an accident or operation :
▪ The driver was still conscious when the ambulance reached her.
▪ Frank was found lying beside the road, covered in blood but still conscious.
barely conscious
▪ The man was so drunk that he was barely conscious.
▷ awake /əˈweɪk/ [adjective not before noun] especially spoken
conscious again after having been given a drug that made you unconscious :
▪ They won’t allow us to see her until the anesthesia has worn off and she’s fully awake.
▪ Will I be awake by the time I get back to the ward?
2. to become conscious again after being unconscious
▷ regain consciousness /rɪˌgeɪn ˈkɒnʃəsnə̇sǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] formal
to become conscious again after being unconscious :
▪ The doctors don’t know when he’ll regain consciousness.
▪ She died without regaining consciousness.
▷ come round British /come around American /ˌkʌm ˈraʊnd, ˌkʌm əˈraʊnd/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
to become conscious again gradually, especially after an accident or injury :
▪ Sue was coming around, but she still felt dizzy.
▪ The police are waiting for him to come round so they can question him about the attack.
▷ come to /ˌkʌm ˈtuː/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
to become gradually conscious again after being made unconscious, especially by being hit on the head :
▪ He came to a few minutes later, unable to remember anything about the accident.
3. to make someone conscious again
▷ bring somebody round British /bring somebody around American /ˌbrɪŋ somebody ˈraʊnd, ˌbrɪŋ somebody əˈraʊnd/ [transitive phrasal verb]
to make someone conscious, especially someone who has been unconscious for a short time :
▪ Paramedics eventually brought the man around.
▪ Elsie had fainted in the heat, and they were having difficulty bringing her round.