Meaning & use
full consciousness
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Meaning
phraseuncountable
the state of being completely awake and aware of yourself and your surroundings
Grammar: Uncountable; used with 'in' or 'into' to describe a state.
Patterns
- in full consciousness
- regain full consciousness
- bring someone to full consciousness
The patient was in full consciousness during the entire procedure.
After the accident, it took him several hours to regain full consciousness.
Meditation can help you reach a state of full consciousness.
Common combinations
- regain full consciousness
- She slowly regained full consciousness after the anesthesia wore off.
- in full consciousness
- He made the decision in full consciousness of the risks.
- a state of full consciousness
- The goal of the practice is to achieve a state of full consciousness.
- full consciousness of something
- She acted with full consciousness of the consequences.
Synonyms and how they differ
- full awareness
- Full awareness often focuses on knowing about a situation, while full consciousness emphasizes being awake and mentally present.
- alertness
- Alertness is being quick to notice and react; full consciousness is a broader state of being awake and aware.
Opposites
Word family
- conscious adjective
- awake and able to understand what is happening
- consciously adverb
- in a deliberate and aware way
- consciousness noun
- the state of being awake and aware
Commonly confused: full consciousness or conscience?
full consciousness vs conscience
Conscience is your inner sense of right and wrong; consciousness is being awake and aware. They sound similar but mean very different things.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
'Regain full consciousness' is a common phrase meaning to become fully awake and aware again. Option An is illogical (a knockout causes loss of consciousness), C uses the wrong preposition, and D uses the phrase as a verb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “full consciousness”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.