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tietoinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abreast adv Side by side, facing the same direction.
  • awake adj Not asleep; conscious.
  • aware adj Having knowledge or realisation of something.
  • cognizant adjective Aware of something and taking it into account.
  • conscious adj Awake and mentally alert, as opposed to unconscious or asleep.
  • privy adj Having private or secret knowledge of something, especially information not shared with everyone.
  • sensible adj Showing good, practical judgment.
  • sentient adj Able to perceive, feel, or experience things consciously.
  • wilful adj Done deliberately and on purpose, especially something wrong or harmful.

Senses

tietoinen is used for these senses in English:

  • abreast Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  • awake (figurative, by extension) Alert, aware.
  • cognizant Sapient; self-aware.
  • privy With knowledge of; party to; let in on. [from late 14th c.]
  • sensible (archaic) Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.
  • sentient Able to consciously perceive through the use of sense faculties.
  • wilful Intentional; deliberate.

abreast — full definition

  1. adv Side by side, facing the same direction.
  2. adj Up to date with, or fully informed about, current developments.

awake — full definition

  1. adj Not asleep; conscious.
  2. verb To stop sleeping, or to wake someone else up.

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