Ba a saba amfani da kalmar "cognize" a cikin Ingilishi na zamani kuma galibi ana ɗaukarsa a matsayin tsoho ko na yau da kullun. Koyaya, ma'anar ƙamus na "fahimtar" shine:(fi'ili) don sanin ko gane wani abu; don gane ko fahimtar wani abu.Misali amfani: "Ya ɗauki ɗan lokaci kafin ya fahimci sarkar matsalar."
