conocer

Meaning

1. to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
2. to meet
3. to get to know, become acquainted (with)
4. to see, to visit, to explore (i.e., to get to know a place for the first time)
5. to hear, to know (implies hearing for the first time)
6. to discover, to get to or come to know, to learn about, to find out
7. (reciprocal,reflexive) to know, to have known
8. (reflexive) to know oneself
9. to conceptualize or conceive

Concepts

know

meet

recognize

be acquainted with

learn

see

understand

cognize

ken

distinguish

be familiar with

taste

examine

find out

realize

be aware of

get to know

cognise

come across

encounter

run across

run into

foreknow

have

known

Hyphenated as

co‧no‧cer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/konoˈθeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin conōscere, variant of Latin cognōscere.

Sentences

Quienes van a debatir deberán conocer plenamente el tema a debatir .

Those who are going to debate must be fully aware of the topic to be discussed.

Luego de conocer a Manami, Mika se vuelve muy apegada a ella .

After meeting Manami, Mika becomes very attached to her.