cognition
US
/kɑːɡˈnɪʃən/
UK
/kɒɡˈnɪʃən/
Meaning
The mental processes involved in gaining knowledge, understanding information, remembering, and thinking.
जानकारी समझने, सीखने, याद रखने और सोचने जैसी मानसिक प्रक्रियाएँ।
Examples
“Researchers study how sleep affects cognition and decision-making.”
“Stress can affect cognition, making it harder to concentrate.”
“Some cognitive skills improve when children get enough sleep.”
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Not natural: She has a good cognition for solving problems.
Better: She has strong cognitive skills for solving problems.
Cognition is usually an uncountable noun; use cognitive skills to describe someone's abilities.
Cognition आम तौर पर uncountable noun है; किसी की क्षमता बताने के लिए cognitive skills कहें।
Not natural: His cognition skills improved with practice.
Better: His cognitive skills improved with practice.
Use the adjective cognitive before skills; cognition is a noun and does not modify skills naturally here.
Skills से पहले adjective cognitive आएगा; यहाँ cognition noun का इस्तेमाल स्वाभाविक नहीं है।
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Learner tip
Use cognition for mental processes broadly, not just memory or intelligence; use cognitive before nouns such as skills or development.
Cognition कई मानसिक प्रक्रियाओं के लिए है, सिर्फ़ याददाश्त या बुद्धिमत्ता के लिए नहीं; skills जैसे noun से पहले cognitive लगाएँ।