- cognizant
- adjective /ˈkɒɡnəzənt,ˈkɒnəzənt/Aware; fully informed; having understanding
The defendant is cognizant that this is a serious charge.
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Cognizant — Technology Solutions Unternehmensform Kapitalgesellschaft ISIN … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cognizant — Cog ni*zant (? or ?), a. [See {Cognizance}, and cf. {Connusant}.] Having cognizance or knowledge. (of). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cognizant — I adjective accomplished, acquainted, alert, apperceptive, apprehensive, apprised, astute, aware, clear sighted, cognitive, comprehending, conscious, conscius, conversant, discerning, discriminating, educated, endowed with consciousness, endowed… … Law dictionary
cognizant of — index acquainted, privy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cognizant — 1820, back formation from COGNIZANCE (Cf. cognizance) … Etymology dictionary
cognizant — (Amer.) cog·ni·zant || kÉ‘gnɪzÉ™nt / kÉ’g adj. having knowledge, having an understanding of; aware of something through personal experience, aware that (also cognisant) … English contemporary dictionary
cognizant — *aware, conscious, sensible, alive, awake Analogous words: *conversant, versed: informed, acquainted, apprised (see INFORM) Antonyms: ignorant Contrasted words: *insensible, insensitive, impassible, anesthetic: ignoring, overlooking, slighting,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cognizant — [adj] aware acquainted, alive, apprehensive, au courant, awake, conscious, conversant, down with, familiar, grounded, hep to*, hip to*, informed, in on, in the know, in the picture*, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, observant, on the beam*, on… … New thesaurus
cognizant — [käg′nəzənt] adj. having cognizance; aware or informed (of something) SYN. AWARE … English World dictionary
cognizant — adj. (formal) (cannot stand alone) cognizant of (cognizant of the danger) * * * [ kɒgnɪz(ə)nt] (formal) (cannot stand alone) cognizant of (cognizant of the danger) … Combinatory dictionary
cognizant — cog|ni|zant cognisant [ˈkɔgnızənt US ˈka:g ] adj [not before noun] formal if someone is cognizant of something, they know about it and understand it cognizant of ▪ He was cognizant of the peculiarities of the case … Dictionary of contemporary English
