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- pronunciation:
- ri
laIz
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
realizes, realizing, realized |
| definition 1: |
When you realize something, you suddenly know it or understand it completely without somebody telling you. Let's say you realize that your shoes are wet. Before this moment, you didn't know that they were wet. Nobody told you, but now, suddenly, you know it.
When Jess left for school, she realized that she left her homework at home.I never realized how beautiful the night sky was until I visited my cousin who lives in the countryside. It was so dark there at night and we could see so many stars!- synonyms:
- comprehend, perceive, understand
- similar words:
- discover, gather, get, grasp, know, recognize, see
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| definition 2: |
When you realize something you want, you make it real or make it happen.
When Lien's mom bought the small restaurant, she realized her dream of having her own business.- synonyms:
- fulfill
- similar words:
- accomplish, achieve, carry out, effect, produce, reach
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| related words: |
earn, learn, sense, understand, win |
| derivations: |
realizable (adj.), realizably (adv.) |
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