adj.
1 aware of sth
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪ become
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ acutely , deeply , highly , intensely , terribly
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She became acutely ~ that someone was watching her.
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We are now deeply ~ of these issues.
▪ completely , fully , perfectly
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He was completely ~ of her warm body next to his.
▪ increasingly
▪ barely , hardly
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I was hardly ~ of my surroundings.
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Barely ~ of the flashing lights around him, Kevin recklessly weaved in and out of traffic.
▪ vaguely
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He fell, and was vaguely ~ of Tara standing over him.
▪ painfully
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He was painfully ~ of how hard it was going to be to explain.
▪ environmentally , politically , socially
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The company is extremely environmentally ~ (= aware of environmental problems and how to deal with them) .
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the development of socially ~ architecture
PREPOSITION
▪ of
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I am very ~ of the need for secrecy.
2 able to see/hear/feel
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
▪ remain , stay ( esp. AmE )
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She remained ~ throughout the operation.
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She was heavily sedated but struggled to stay ~.
▪ keep sb
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Try to keep the patient ~.
ADVERB
▪ completely , fully
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The patient is not yet fully ~.
▪ barely , hardly
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One man was so drunk he was barely ~.
▪ minimally ( AmE )
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treatment decisions for persons in a minimally ~ state
▪ half , partially ( esp. AmE )
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I was only half ~.
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Erin was only partially ~.
Conscious is used with these nouns: ↑ act , ↑ attempt , ↑ awareness , ↑ choice , ↑ effort , ↑ level , ↑ mind , ↑ perception , ↑ policy , ↑ self , ↑ thought , ↑ will , ↑ wish