Verbs for Cognition and Perception

to comprehend

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/kɑmp.ri.hɛnd/ or /kaamp.ri.hend/

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to fully understand something, especially something complicated

to figure out

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/fˈɪɡjɚɹ ˈaʊt/

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to reach an understanding of a person's actions, motives, or personality

to apprehend

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/æp.rɪ.hɛnd/ or /āp.ri.hend/

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to mentally grasp or understand

to decipher

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/dɪˈsaɪfɝ/

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to interpret or understand something that is difficult or unclear

to realize

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/riə.laɪz/ or /riē.laiz/

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to have a sudden or complete understanding of a fact or situation

to dawn on

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/dˈɔːn ˈɑːn/

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to become clear, evident, or understood, particularly after some time

to occur to

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/əkˈɜː tuː/

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(of thoughts and ideas) to come to someone's mind

to fathom

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/fæ.ðəm/ or /fā.dhēm/

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to understand and make sense of something after giving it a lot of thought

to see through

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/sˈiː θɹˈuː/

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to understand the true intentions of something or someone

to savvy

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/sæ.vi/ or /sā.vi/

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to understand something

to recognize

Verb

/rɛ.kəg.naɪz/ or /re.kēg.naiz/

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to know who a person or what an object is, because we have heard, seen, etc. them before

to grok

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/grɑ:k/ or /graak/

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to deeply understand something

to discern

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/dɪs.ɜrn/ or /dis.ērn/

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to understand something through thought or reasoning

to construe

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/kəns.tru/ or /kēns.troo/

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to interpret a certain meaning from something

to identify

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/aɪ.dɛn.tə.faɪ/ or /ai.den.tē.fai/

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to be able to say who or what someone or something is

to cognize

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/kɑ:g.naɪz/ or /kaag.naiz/

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to understand or become aware of something through thinking or consciousness

to notice

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/nɑt.aɪs/ or /naat.ais/

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to pay attention and become aware of a particular thing or person

to sink in

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/sˈɪŋk ˈɪn/

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to gradually understand a concept, often accompanied by an emotional response

to distinguish

Verb

/dɪs.tɪng.wɪʃ/ or /dis.ting.vish/

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to recognize and mentally separate two things, people, etc.

to know something from something

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/nˈoʊ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ fɹʌm ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

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to distinguish or identify between two things based on knowledge or familiarity

to think

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/θɪnk/ or /think/

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to use your mind to understand something, solve a problem, make a decision, etc. or to use it to consider someone or something

to see

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/si:/ or /si/

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to realize or understand something

to deduce

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/dɪ.dus/ or /di.doos/

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to determine by a process of logical reasoning

to infer

Verb

/ɪn.fɜr/ or /in.fēr/

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to reach an opinion or decision based on available evidence and one's understanding of the matter

to gather

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/gæ.ðɜr/ or /gā.dhēr/

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to understand information based on what is available

to intuit

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/ɪn.tuət/ or /in.tooēt/

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to grasp or comprehend something instinctively and without conscious reasoning

to make out

Verb

/mˌeɪk ˈaʊt/

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to understand something, often with effort

to perceive

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/pɜr.siv/ or /pēr.siv/

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to realize through the senses

to sense

Verb

/sɛns/ or /sens/

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to comprehend or interpret the meaning of something

to read

Verb

/ri:d/ or /rid/

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to look at written or printed words or symbols and understand their meaning

to read through

Verb

/ɹˈiːd θɹˈuː/

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to carefully read something from start to finish, often with the purpose of identifying errors