cognoscō — meaning in English

English meaning

• learn verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
• recognize verb To identify someone or something as already known from a previous encounter.

Senses

cognoscō is used for these senses in English:

• get to know (transitive) To become acquainted with (someone or something); to meet someone.
• learn To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
• recognize (transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.

learn — full definition

1. verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
2. verb To find out or become aware of a fact.

recognize — full definition

1. verb To identify someone or something as already known from a previous encounter.
2. verb To formally acknowledge someone or something as valid, true, or deserving.

Related Latin words