Meaning & use
cognizant
Having knowledge or awareness of something, especially a fact, situation, or consequence.
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Employees must be cognizant of the safety rules before operating heavy machinery.
She was fully cognizant of the risks before agreeing to invest her savings.
A note on using this word
Cognizant is formal and typically followed by 'of'; in everyday speech, 'aware' is far more common.
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