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...to lose consciousness

English translation: 1. faint; 2. lose aware (such as an accident, etc.)

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English term or phrase:...to lose consciousness
Selected answer:1. faint; 2. lose aware (such as an accident, etc.)
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

08:48 Sep 8, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: ...to lose consciousness
Is it the same as 'to faint'?
sometimes it is
Explanation:
it means "to pass out", to be unaware of what is going on. When one faints, one loses consciousness; however, one can lose consciousness in other situations besides fainting, such as a tremendous jar or shock when in a car accident.

Mike :)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 14:37
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Thank you, Mike, Kim, Ramesh, and everyone else!
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5 +8sometimes it is
Michael Powers (PhD)
4 +8Yes and No
Ramesh Madhavan
4Yes
Kim Metzger


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
sometimes it is


Explanation:
it means "to pass out", to be unaware of what is going on. When one faints, one loses consciousness; however, one can lose consciousness in other situations besides fainting, such as a tremendous jar or shock when in a car accident.

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 83
Grading comment
Thank you, Mike, Kim, Ramesh, and everyone else!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kurt Porter
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Kurt - Mike :)
agree  Aisha Maniar
3 mins
  -> Thank you, Aisha - Mike :)
agree  JohnGBell
3 mins
  -> Thank youk, JohnGBell - Mike :)
agree  airmailrpl: -
15 mins
  -> Thank you, airmailrpl - Mike :)
agree  Orla Ryan
42 mins
  -> Thank you, Orla - Mike :)
agree  Marie Andersson (Allen)
1 hr
agree  Milena Sahakian
2 hrs
agree  Alexandra Tussing
17 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Yes


Explanation:
To faint is "close to losing consciousness" or "briefly lose consciousness" according to the Concise Oxford.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Yes and No


Explanation:
Fainting is one of the many situations where you lose consciousness. You can also lose it when you are asleep or when you are in Coma. They also say that saints who meditate lose consciousness.

To understand more, you need to see what consciousness means:

Oxford says it is the state of being able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening:

Cambridge says it is being awake, thinking and aware of what is happening around you:

Webster says: It is the state of being characterized by sensation, emotion, volition, and thought.

As you can see, fainting is only one situation where you lose consciousness.

Hope this helps:-))

Ramesh Madhavan
Local time: 00:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TamilTamil

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
3 mins
  -> Thanks Saleh.
agree  airmailrpl: -
4 mins
  -> Thanks airmailrpl.
agree  Ana Juliá
41 mins
  -> Thanks Ana
agree  mportal
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  RHELLER: thank you for the third spiritual option :-) (asker should specify context)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Rita :-))
agree  Mapi: so, you lose consciousness when you faint, but you don't necessarily have to faint to lose consciousness// I think you may be right about the love thing, if not total loss is a near miss! ;-)
4 hrs
  -> Good one! Thanks. [You also lose consciousness when you are in love, but this has not been clinically proven :-))]
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Marju
agree  Alexandra Tussing
16 hrs
  -> Thanks Alexandra
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