Meaning : Intentionally conceived.
Example :
A conscious effort to speak more slowly.
A conscious policy.
Synonyms : witting
Meaning : Knowing and perceiving. Having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts.
Example :
Remained conscious during the operation.
Conscious of his faults.
Became conscious that he was being followed.
Not conscious. Lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead.
Lay unconscious on the floor.Meaning : (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something.
Example :
Few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance.
Conscious of having succeeded.
The careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load.