Meaning

2 senses

  1. To know, perceive, or become aware of.

  2. To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.

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

Translations

3 languages

Origin

Back-formation from cognizance.

Back-formation from cognizance.

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Forms

cognizes, cognizing, cognized, cognized
Base formcognize · to cognize
3rd person singularcognizes
Present participlecognizing
Past simplecognized
Past participlecognized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycognize
he, she, itcognizes

Past simpleLesson

all personscognized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cognized
he, she, ithas cognized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cognize

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about:knowcognise

Word family

11 related words
RelatedrecognizeB1cognitivecognizantcognizance
Derivedcognizablecognizationcognizerhypercognizemiscognizeprecognizeuncognized

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cognatecognitiveC2cognizantcohabitationcoherenceB2coherentB2coherently
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