realizeverb
UK usually realise uk/ˈrɪə.laɪz/us/ˈriː.ə.laɪz/realize verb (BECOME AWARE)
B1 [ I or T ] to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly:
They didn't realize the danger they were in.
[ + (that) ] "Do you realize (that) this is the third time you've forgotten?" she said angrily.
[ + question word ] I realize how difficult it's going to be, but we must try.
As he watched the TV show, he suddenly realized (that) he'd seen it before.
"You're standing on my foot." "Sorry, I didn't realize."
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- I didn't realize we had to write each answer on a new sheet of paper.
- If we carry this argument to its logical conclusion, we realize that further investment is not a good idea.
- As she drew closer I realized that I knew her.
- He looked somewhat shamefaced when he realized his mistake.
- Her voice tapered off as she realized everyone was listening.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehension
- at your fingertips idiom
- attune
- bear in on/upon
- common
- fathom
- feel
- fingertip
- hit
- make sth/sb of sth/sb
- make sth/sb out
- mind
- picture
- plumb
- read between the lines idiom
- reading
- realization
- take sth in
- twig
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realize verb (ACHIEVE)
C1 [ T ] to achieve something you were hoping for:
Lots of money, a luxury house, a fast car - Danny had realized all his ambitions by the age of 25.
sb's worst fears are realized [ T ]
used for saying that something that someone was worrying about really happened:
Ten years later her worst fears were realized.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing things to happen
- -ization
- -ize
- actuate
- actuation
- agent
- awaken (sth) in sb
- be associated with sth
- beget
- draw
- fuel
- instigate
- instigator
- introduce
- lie
- plant
- produce
- rise
- usher sth in
- wreak
- wrought
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Causing anxiety and worry
Occurring and happening
realize verb (MONEY)
specialized finance & economics to be sold for a particular amount of money:
The paintings are expected to realize $500,000 each.
realize assets
to sell property in order to get some money:
He had to realize all his assets to pay off his debts.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Selling
- auction
- bake sale
- bundle
- chain of production
- divest
- export
- package
- pile it high and sell it cheap idiom
- price yourself out of the market idiom
- privatize
- purvey
- realizable
- realization
- serve
- shift
- telesales
- tout
- undercharge
- unsold
- upsell
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