cognizant

English

Etymology

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cognizance +‎ -ant, or from Old French conoissant, present participle of conoistre (“know”), under the influence of its Latin etymon cognōscentem, accusative singular present participle of cōgnōscō (“learn, be acquainted with”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: 'kŏgnǐzənt, 'kŏnĭəzənt, IPA^(key): /ˈkɒɡnɪzənt/, /ˈkɒnɪzənt/
• Hyphenation: cog‧ni‧zant

Adjective

cognizant (comparative more cognizant, superlative most cognizant)

1. Aware; fully informed; having understanding of a fact

   The defendant is cognizant that this is a serious charge.

   • 1844, Edgar Allan Poe, “The Premature Burial”, in The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe, volume I, New York: J. S. Redfield, published 1850, page 336:

     And now the memory has so far regained its dominion, that, in some measure, I am cognizant of my state.

Antonyms

• unwitting

Translations

aware

• Bulgarian: осведомен (bg) (osvedomen), наясно (najasno)
• Catalan: conscient
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 認識到的／认识到的, 认识到的 (rènshi dào de), 察知的 (cházhī de), 了解的 (liǎojiě de)

• Finnish: tietoinen (fi)
• French: conscient (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: gewahr (de), bewusst (de)
• Latin: conscius
• Russian: осозна́вший (ru) (osoznávšij), осведомлённый (ru) (osvedomljónnyj)
• Spanish: consciente (es)
• Swedish: medveten (sv)
• Turkish: haberdar (tr), bilen (tr)

See also

• cognisant
• cognize