Cognize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈeɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɜːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɜːp/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈeɪv/.

Examples

I know that the President lied to the people
I want to know who is winning the game!
I know it's time

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

know cognise

Antonyms

ignore

Parts of Speech

verb	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about “I know that the President lied to the people”

Word Forms

knowable	adjective	capable of being known
knower	noun	a person who knows or apprehends
knowing	noun	a clear and certain mental apprehension
cognitive	adjective	of or being or relating to or involving cognition
cognizant	adjective	(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
cognizance	noun	having knowledge of
cognisant	adjective	(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
cognisance	noun	having knowledge of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erkennen

sich einer Tatsache oder einer bestimmten Information bewusst sein oder sich dessen bewusst sein; über Kenntnisse oder Informationen verfügen

🇫🇷French

connaître

être conscient ou conscient d'un fait ou d'une information spécifique ; posséder des connaissances ou des informations sur

🇪🇸Spanish

conocer

tener conocimiento o conocimiento de un hecho o de una información específica; poseer conocimientos o información sobre

🇮🇹Italian

conoscere

essere consapevole o consapevole di un fatto o di una specifica informazione; possedere conoscenze o informazioni su

🇳🇱Dutch

bemerken

op de hoogte zijn van een feit of een specifiek stukje informatie; kennis of informatie over hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

conhecer

estar ciente ou ciente de um fato ou informação específica; possuir conhecimento ou informação sobre

🇷🇺Russian

познавать

быть осведомленным или осведомленным о факте или конкретной информации; обладать знаниями или информацией о

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जानना

किसी तथ्य या जानकारी के किसी विशिष्ट भाग के प्रति सचेत या जागरूक होना; के बारे में ज्ञान या जानकारी रखना

🇧🇩Bengali

উপলব্ধি করা

একটি সত্য বা তথ্যের একটি নির্দিষ্ট অংশ সম্পর্কে সচেতন বা সচেতন হতে হবে; সম্পর্কে জ্ঞান বা তথ্য আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிய

ஒரு உண்மை அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட தகவலை அறிந்திருத்தல் அல்லது அறிந்திருத்தல்; பற்றிய அறிவு அல்லது தகவல்களை வைத்திருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రహింపు

ఒక వాస్తవం లేదా నిర్దిష్ట సమాచారం గురించి తెలుసుకోవడం లేదా తెలుసుకోవడం; గురించి జ్ఞానం లేదా సమాచారాన్ని కలిగి ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओळखणे

एखाद्या वस्तुस्थितीची किंवा माहितीच्या विशिष्ट भागाची जाणीव किंवा जाणीव असणे; बद्दल ज्ञान किंवा माहिती असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓળખવું

હકીકત અથવા માહિતીના ચોક્કસ ભાગ વિશે જાણકાર અથવા વાકેફ હોવું; વિશે જ્ઞાન અથવા માહિતી ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರಿಯಲು

ಒಂದು ಸತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿ; ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അറിയുക

ഒരു വസ്തുതയെക്കുറിച്ചോ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക വിവരത്തെക്കുറിച്ചോ അറിവുള്ളവരോ ബോധമുള്ളവരോ ആയിരിക്കുക; അറിവോ വിവരമോ കൈവശം വയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਣਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਤੱਥ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਜਾਣੂ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣੂ ਹੋਣਾ; ਬਾਰੇ ਗਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پہچاننا

کسی حقیقت یا معلومات کے کسی خاص ٹکڑے سے واقف یا آگاہ ہونا؛ کے بارے میں علم یا معلومات رکھتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

认知

认识或了解事实或特定信息；拥有有关的知识或信息

🇯🇵Japanese

認識する

事実または特定の情報を認識または認識していること。～に関する知識または情報を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

인지하다

사실이나 특정 정보를 인지하거나 알고 있어야 합니다. 에 관한 지식이나 정보를 가지고 있다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhận ra

nhận thức được hoặc nhận thức được một sự việc hoặc một thông tin cụ thể; sở hữu kiến thức hoặc thông tin về

🇹🇭Thai

รับรู้

รับรู้หรือตระหนักถึงข้อเท็จจริงหรือข้อมูลเฉพาะ; มีความรู้หรือข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperhatikan

sadar atau sadar akan suatu fakta atau informasi tertentu; memiliki pengetahuan atau informasi tentang

🇵🇭Filipino

kilalanin

magkaroon ng kamalayan o magkaroon ng kamalayan sa isang katotohanan o isang tiyak na piraso ng impormasyon; nagtataglay ng kaalaman o impormasyon tungkol sa

🇲🇾Malay

sedar

sedar atau sedar tentang fakta atau sekeping maklumat tertentu; memiliki pengetahuan atau maklumat tentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

علم

أن تكون مدركًا أو مدركًا لحقيقة أو معلومة محددة؛ تمتلك معرفة أو معلومات عنها

🇮🇷Persian

شناختن

از یک واقعیت یا یک اطلاعات خاص آگاه یا آگاه باشند. داشتن دانش یا اطلاعات در مورد

🇹🇷Turkish

kavramak

bir gerçeğin veya belirli bir bilginin farkında olmak veya farkında olmak; hakkında bilgi veya bilgiye sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להכיר

להיות מודע או מודע לעובדה או לפיסת מידע ספציפית; להחזיק בידע או מידע לגבי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cognize'?

The primary meaning of 'cognize' is 'be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cognize' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'cognize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cognize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cognize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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