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COGNIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they cognize ... he / she / it cognizes
Past simple: cognized
-ing form: cognizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
Example:
I know it's time
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Verb group:
know (be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cognize"):
keep track (keep informed of fully aware)
agnise; agnize; realise; realize; recognise; recognize (be fully aware or cognizant of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derivation:
cognitive (of or being or relating to or involving cognition)
cognizance (having knowledge of)
cognizant ((sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception)