познава́ть

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verbimperfective perfective is позна́ть

1.
to cognize, to comprehend, to apprehend, to gain knowledge ofphilosophy
Челове́к познаёт мир че́рез о́пыт.
Man comes to know the world through experience.
Bookish; typical of philosophy and science: познавать мир/истину/законы природы.
2.
to get to know, to become acquainted with
Мы постепе́нно познаём друг дру́га.
We are gradually getting to know each other.
3.
to experience, to go through, to taste (in life)
В э́ти го́ды он познава́л и ра́дость, и го́ре.
In those years he experienced both joy and sorrow.
Often of hardship or joy: познавать горе, радость, нужду.

Examples

Чем больше познаю люде́й, тем больше мне нра́вятся живо́тные.
The better I get to know people, the more I like animals.
О́пыт - э́то когда познаёшь нечто, о чём жела́л бы не узнава́ть.
Experience is when you discover something you don't want to discover.
Дети познают мир через игру.
Children discover the world through play.

Imperative
ты	познава́й
вы	познава́йте

Active present	познаю́щий	knowing, cognizing, recognizing, discerning
Active past	познававший	who was cognizing, who was learning, who was getting to know, who was perceiving
Passive present	познава́емый	cognizable, knowable, cognoscible
Passive past	-
Gerund present	познава́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	познавав познававши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
познава́ть	по-	to cognize; to get to know; to experience
познава́ться	по-	to be known
распознава́ть	рас-	to recognize