"cognizant" meaning in All languages combined

See cognizant on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒɡnɪzənt/, /ˈkɒnɪzənt/ Forms: more cognizant [comparative], most cognizant [superlative]
enPR: 'kŏgnǐzənt Etymology: A new formation from cognizance + -ant; first attested in the 19th century. Compare Old French conoissant (present participle of conoistre; modern French connaissant), from Latin cognōscentem (accusative singular present participle of cōgnōscō). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}}, {{suffix|en|cognizance|ant}} cognizance + -ant, {{cog|fro|conoissant}} Old French conoissant, {{m|fro|conoistre}} conoistre, {{cog|fr|connaissant}} French connaissant, {{cog|la|cognōscentem}} Latin cognōscentem, {{m|la|cōgnōscō}} cōgnōscō Head templates: {{en-adj}} cognizant (comparative more cognizant, superlative most cognizant)
  1. Aware; fully informed; having understanding of a fact. Translations (aware): осведомен (osvedomen) (Bulgarian), наясно (najasno) (Bulgarian), conscient (Catalan), 認識到的 (Chinese Mandarin), 认识到的 (rènshi dào de) (Chinese Mandarin), 察知的 (cházhī de) (Chinese Mandarin), 了解的 (liǎojiě de) (Chinese Mandarin), tietoinen (Finnish), conscient (French), gewahr (German), conscius (Latin), świadomy (Polish), осозна́вший (osoznávšij) (Russian), осведомлённый (osvedomljónnyj) (Russian), consciente (Spanish), medveten (Swedish), haberdar (Turkish), bilen (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cognizant-en-adj-C6dVl3-s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'aware': 74 26
  2. Sapient; self-aware.
    Sense id: en-cognizant-en-adj-t8mZAmC1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ant Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ant: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cognisant Related terms: cognisant, cognize

Alternative forms

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