nnoun.cognitionthe cognitive condition of someone who understandsSynset:apprehension discernment understanding
Examples:- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
Derivationally Related Form:apprehendunderstandsavvy
Hypernyms:knowing
Inherited Hypernyms:understandingknowinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:appreciationbrainstormbrainwavecomprehensiongraspgraspinghindsightholdinsightrealisationrealizationrecognitionself-knowledgesmattering
Full Hyponyms:appreciationcomprehensiondiscoveryflashgraspinghindsightinsightlightrealizationrevelationself-knowledgesensesmattering
vverb.cognitionget the meaning of somethingSynset:apprehend compass comprehend dig get the picture grasp grok
Examples:- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
Derivationally Related Form:apprehensibleapprehensionsavvygraspingcomprehensioncomprehendiblecomprehensiblegraspapprehenderapprehensive
Hypernyms:understand
Inherited Hypernyms:grokunderstand
Direct Hyponyms:catch oncotton ondigestfigureget itget ontoget wiseintuitlatch ontumbletwig
Full Troponyms:catch ondigestfigureintuit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Somebody ---s (apply to: get the picture) | They won't --- the story (apply to: grasp) | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: grasp)