[v. exp.] (aojaisai) EN: look after ;pay attention ; take an interest in ; attend ; care ; be conscientiousFR: prendre soin ; s'occuper de ; être attentif à ; être soucieux de
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Conscientious \Con`sci*en"tious\, a. [Cf. F. consciencieux, LL.
conscientiosus.]
1. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to
the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed
rules of right and wrong; -- said of a person.
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The advice of wise and conscientious men.
--Prescott.
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2. Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the
dictates of conscience; -- said of actions.
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A holy and conscientious course. --Abp.
Tillotson.
Syn: Scrupulous; exact; faithful; just; upright.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conscientious
adj 1: characterized by extreme care and great effort;
"conscientious application to the work at hand";
"painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
[syn: {conscientious}, {painstaking}, {scrupulous}]
2: guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right
and wrong; "a conscientious decision to speak out about
injustice" [ant: {unconscientious}]