consciente

/konsˈθjente/ · B1 · adj

conscious

🧠👀 con + scire = with knowing; same root as English science and conscious

From Latin conscientem, from con- (with) and scire (to know). Someone consciente knows what is going on. Its relatives are English conscious and science, and Spanish ciencia. Say it kon-THYEN-teh in Spain and kon-SYEN-teh in Latin America.

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