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consciously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with awareness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she consciously played with the idea of inviting them

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unconsciously

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English conscious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English consciously From conscious + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գիտակցաբար (gitakcʻabar) — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Catalan: conscientment — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Czech: vědomě — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Dutch: bewust — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Finnish: tietoisesti — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • French: consciemment — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Galician: conscientemente — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • German: bewusst — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • German: wissentlich — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Greek: συνειδητά (syneiditá) — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Ingrian: tiitoisest — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Italian: coscientemente — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Polish: świadomie — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Portuguese: conscientemente — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Romanian: conștient — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Russian: созна́тельно (soznátelʹno) — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Russian: осо́знанно (osóznanno) — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Slovak: vedome — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Spanish: conscientemente — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Ukrainian: свідо́мо (svidómo) — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • Ukrainian: усвідо́млено (usvidómleno) — in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally