Ang kahulugan ng diksyunaryo ng salitang "maalam" ay magkaroon ng kamalayan o magkaroon ng kaalaman o pag-unawa sa isang bagay. Maaari rin itong mangahulugan ng pagiging maalalahanin o mulat sa isang bagay.
I only saw vague images of the entire confrontation as I struggled to remain cognizant.
Or worse, had let them remain cognizant of every horrific moment.
Should they even trace the animal, it would be impossible to prove me cognizant of the murder, or to implicate me in guilt on account of that cognizance.
The face was as perfect as the image Sabienn first saw as a baby when he became cognizant of all that loved him.
She was more cognizant of her surroundings this time.
