realize
to grasp or understand clearly.
to make real; give reality to (a hope, fear, plan, etc.).
to bring vividly to the mind.
to convert into cash or money: to realize securities.
to obtain as a profit or income for oneself by trade, labor, or investment.
to bring as proceeds, as from a sale: The goods realized $1000.
Music. to sight-read on a keyboard instrument or write out in notation the full harmony and ornamentation indicated by (a figured bass).
Linguistics. to serve as an instance, representation, or embodiment of (an abstract linguistic element or category): In “Jack tripped,” the subject is realized by “Jack,” the predicate by “tripped,” and the past tense by “-ed.”
to convert property or goods into cash or money.
Origin of realize
1- Also especially British, re·al·ise .
synonym study For realize
Other words for realize
Opposites for realize
Other words from realize
- re·al·iz·a·ble, adjective
- re·al·iz·a·bil·i·ty [ree-uh-lahyz-uh-bil-i-tee], /ri əˌlaɪz əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, re·al·iz·a·ble·ness, noun
- re·al·iz·a·bly, adverb
- re·al·iz·er, noun
- hy·per·re·al·ize, verb (used with object), hy·per·re·al·ized, hy·per·re·al·iz·ing.
- non·re·al·iz·a·ble, adjective
- non·re·al·iz·ing, adjective
- pre·re·al·ize, verb (used with object), pre·re·al·ized, pre·re·al·iz·ing.
- un·der·re·al·ize, verb (used with object), un·der·re·al·ized, un·der·re·al·iz·ing.
- un·re·al·ize, verb (used with object), un·re·al·ized, un·re·al·iz·ing.
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How to use realize in a sentence
I realized that I’ve been thinking about this for at least the last three years.
Christian Puglisi Is Closing His Influential Copenhagen Restaurants. COVID Is Only Partly to Blame | Rafael Tonon | September 17, 2020 | Eater“So much of this is realizing where we are, accepting where we are, and not anchoring our judgments of ourselves to what we were able to accomplish a year ago, but what does it look like today,” Rayl added.
‘Integrators’ and ‘separators’: How managers are helping the two types of remote workers survive the pandemic | Jen Wieczner | September 16, 2020 | FortuneOnce I got to learn those techniques, I got to realize, I know how to do that.
Tom Colicchio Hopes (and Fears) COVID-19 Will Change the Restaurant Industry | Pallabi Munsi | September 16, 2020 | OzyThis past October, as Jacob Holm and Eva Rotenberg were thumbing through a paper they’d posted a few months earlier, they realized they had been sitting on something big.
A New Algorithm for Graph Crossings, Hiding in Plain Sight | Stephanie DeMarco | September 15, 2020 | Quanta MagazineThe researchers realized that one variable was the source of the parasites.
‘Trained Immunity’ Offers Hope in Fight Against Coronavirus | Esther Landhuis | September 14, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
We realise the Sea King fleet is ageing and welcome the investment in new aircraft.
Is The Real Reason William is Quitting Flying His New American Boss? | Tom Sykes | March 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMore likely, investors realise the ‘knock-on’ effects from a Cypriot default are literally incalculable.
Cyprus is Imploding, So Why Aren't Markets Freaking Out? | Megan McArdle | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother said he didn't realise who Pippa was because she introduced herself by her full name, Philippa.
And I admire Rembrandt too much not to realise the beauty that can be derived from frequenting the synagogue.
They don't realise that for a man it isn't just something quite nice that's occasionally optional, like flower arranging.
I'm Not The Sort of Man Who Goes To Prostitutes | Louis Bernières | October 18, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTHis heart now beat high with hope, for he believed that he was about to realise his ancient dream.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneAs he spoke he gesticulated slightly, and no second glance was needed to realise that he was a thorough-going cosmopolitan.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxIf only they both come to realise it in their normal waking states his Double will cease these nocturnal excursions.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodHe was enough of an artist to realise that nothing was out of place, that it was a home to rejoice in, to be proud of.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingThis year, for the first time, I have begun to realise that I am rather lonely here, in spite of many friends.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
British Dictionary definitions for realize
realise
/ (ˈrɪəˌlaɪz) /
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to become conscious or aware of (something)
(tr, often passive) to bring (a plan, ambition, etc) to fruition; make actual or concrete
(tr) to give (something, such as a drama or film) the appearance of reality
(tr) (of goods, property, etc) to sell for or make (a certain sum): this table realized £800
(tr) to convert (property or goods) into cash
(tr) (of a musicologist or performer)
to expand or complete (a thorough-bass part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
to reconstruct (a composition) from an incomplete set of parts
to sound or utter (a phoneme or other speech sound) in actual speech; articulate
Derived forms of realize
- realizable or realisable, adjective
- realizably or realisably, adverb
- realization or realisation, noun
- realizer or realiser, noun
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