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cognizant
[kog-nuh-zuhnt, kon-uh-]
adjective
having cognizance; aware (usually followed byof ).
He was cognizant of the difficulty.
having legal cognizance or jurisdiction.
cognizant
/ ˈkɒnɪ-, ˈkɒɡnɪzənt /
adjective
(usually foll by of) aware; having knowledge
Other 51Թ Forms
- noncognizant adjective
- noncognizantly adverb
- precognizant adjective
- uncognizant adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cognizant1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“We are all cognizant of and concerned about the care of our homeless population,” Investors’ Property Services President Robert Warren III said via email.
Board members are cognizant that a huge settlement could be viewed as something of a payoff to the president to move the Skydance merger over the finish line, knowledgeable sources have said.
I wondered how cognizant you were that rock music was changing around Van Halen.
United Teachers Los Angeles President Cecily Myart-Cruz said her members are fully cognizant of Trump’s hostility to union priorities but are determined to stick with theirs.
All three other countries are also cognizant of the power of tariffs to inflict damage on an economy, and have warned that if Trump imposed them, they would retaliate with tariffs of their own.
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When To Use
To be cognizant of something is to be aware of it or have knowledge of it.Such awareness can be called cognizance.Cognizant is almost always followed by the word of and the thing that the person is cognizant of, as in He was cognizant of the report at the time. It’s often used in the phrase cognizant of the fact, as in I’m cognizant of the fact that you dislike me, but we still need to work together to get this done.Cognizant is typically used in a formal way. The adjective aware means much the same thing but is used more broadly.Example: At what point did you become cognizant of the fact that you were not receiving everything that you were promised?
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