Cognisant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹætˈɪkjʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛpteɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛpteɪtə/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹætˈɪkjʊlɚ/.

Examples

was aware of his opponent's hostility
became aware of her surroundings
aware that he had exceeded the speed limit

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aware cognizant

Antonyms

unaware

Parts of Speech

adjective

(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

“was aware of his opponent's hostility”

Word Forms

awareness	noun	having knowledge of
cognizance	noun	having knowledge of
cognize	verb	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
cognise	verb	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
cognisance	noun	having knowledge of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bewusst

(manchmal gefolgt von „von“) Wissen oder Verständnis oder Erkenntnis oder Wahrnehmung haben oder zeigen

🇫🇷French

conscient

(parfois suivi de « de ») avoir ou montrer une connaissance, une compréhension, une réalisation ou une perception

🇪🇸Spanish

competente

(a veces seguido de "de") tener o mostrar conocimiento o comprensión o realización o percepción

🇮🇹Italian

consapevole

(a volte seguito da "di") avere o mostrare conoscenza, comprensione, realizzazione o percezione

🇳🇱Dutch

op de hoogte

(soms gevolgd door 'van') het hebben of tonen van kennis of begrip of realisatie of perceptie

🇵🇹Portuguese

consciente

(às vezes seguido por 'de') ter ou mostrar conhecimento ou compreensão ou realização ou percepção

🇷🇺Russian

знающий

(иногда за которым следует слово «из») наличие или демонстрация знаний, понимания, реализации или восприятия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जानकार

(कभी-कभी 'का' के बाद) ज्ञान या समझ या अहसास या धारणा होना या दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্ঞানী

(কখনও কখনও 'এর' দ্বারা অনুসরণ করা) জ্ঞান বা উপলব্ধি বা উপলব্ধি বা উপলব্ধি করা বা দেখানো

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிவாற்றல்

(சில சமயங்களில் 'of' ஐத் தொடர்ந்து) அறிவு அல்லது புரிதல் அல்லது உணர்தல் அல்லது உணர்தல் அல்லது காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలిసిన

(కొన్నిసార్లు 'యొక్క' తర్వాత) జ్ఞానం లేదా అవగాహన లేదా గ్రహించడం లేదా అవగాహన కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా చూపడం

🇮🇳Marathi

जाणकार

(कधीकधी `चे' नंतर) ज्ञान किंवा समज किंवा अनुभूती किंवा समज असणे किंवा दाखवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાણકાર

(ક્યારેક 'ઓફ' દ્વારા અનુસરવામાં આવે છે) જ્ઞાન અથવા સમજણ અથવા અનુભૂતિ અથવા દ્રષ્ટિ ધરાવે છે અથવા દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರಿವಿನ

(ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ `ಆಫ್' ಅನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ) ಜ್ಞಾನ ಅಥವಾ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അറിവുള്ള

(ചിലപ്പോൾ 'ഓഫ്' എന്നതിനെ പിന്തുടരുന്നു) അറിവോ ധാരണയോ സാക്ഷാത്കാരമോ ധാരണയോ ഉള്ളതോ കാണിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਣੂ

(ਕਈ ਵਾਰ 'ਦੇ' ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ) ਗਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝ ਜਾਂ ਬੋਧ ਜਾਂ ਧਾਰਨਾ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جاننے والا

(کبھی کبھی 'کے' کے بعد) علم یا سمجھ یا احساس یا ادراک ہونا یا ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

认识到的

（有时后跟“of”）拥有或表现出知识或理解或实现或感知

🇯🇵Japanese

認識している

(場合によっては「の」が後に続く) 知識、理解、認識、認識を持つ、または示すこと

🇰🇷Korean

인지하는

(때때로 'of'가 뒤따름) 지식, 이해, 실현 또는 인식을 갖거나 보여줌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhận thức được

(đôi khi theo sau là `of') có hoặc thể hiện kiến thức hoặc sự hiểu biết hoặc nhận thức hoặc nhận thức

🇹🇭Thai

รับรู้

(บางครั้งตามด้วย `ของ') มีหรือแสดงความรู้หรือความเข้าใจหรือการตระหนักรู้หรือการรับรู้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sadar

(terkadang diikuti dengan `of') memiliki atau menunjukkan pengetahuan atau pemahaman atau realisasi atau persepsi

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakaalam

(minsan ay sinusundan ng `ng') pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng kaalaman o pag-unawa o realisasyon o persepsyon

🇲🇾Malay

sedar

(kadang-kadang diikuti dengan `of') mempunyai atau menunjukkan pengetahuan atau pemahaman atau kesedaran atau persepsi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدرك

(متبوعة أحيانًا بـ "من") وجود أو إظهار المعرفة أو الفهم أو الإدراك أو الإدراك

🇮🇷Persian

آگاه

(گاهی به دنبال «از») داشتن یا نشان دادن دانش یا درک یا تحقق یا ادراک

🇹🇷Turkish

bilgili

(bazen ardından 'of' gelir) bilgi sahibi olmak veya göstermek, anlayış veya farkındalık veya algı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מודע

(לפעמים ואחריו 'של') שיש או מראה ידע או הבנה או מימוש או תפיסה

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