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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | réaliser, from Old French real; REAL1 |
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rea‧lize S1 W1 also realise British English
[transitive not usually in progressive]
[transitive not usually in progressive]1 to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to understand it It took us a while to realize the extent of the tragedy. It was only later that I realized my mistake.
understand
It took us a while to realize the extent of the tragedy.It was only later that I realized my mistake.2 to achieve something that you were hoping to achieve :
achieve
formal3 used to say that the thing that you were most afraid of has actually happened : His worst fears were realized when he heard that Chris had been arrested.
somebody's worst fears were realized
His worst fears were realized when he heard that Chris had been arrested.4
money
a) B formal to obtain or earn an amount of money : The campaign realized $5000. We realized a small profit on the sale of the house.
The campaign realized $5000.We realized a small profit on the sale of the house.WORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE:
realize, recognize If you realize a fact, you know and understand it, or begin to understand it • Do you realize how dangerous this is? • I realized that the job was going to take longer than I thought. If you recognize a fact or problem, you accept that it exists • We recognize that many students need extra help. • The government does not recognize the need for more funding.!! Realize is not followed by 'about' or 'of' • She already had a boyfriend, but I didn't realize this (NOT didn't realize about this).
WORD CHOICE: realize, recognize If you realize a fact, you know and understand it, or begin to understand it • Do you realize how dangerous this is? • I realized that the job was going to take longer than I thought. If you recognize a fact or problem, you accept that it exists • We recognize that many students need extra help. • The government does not recognize the need for more funding.!! Realize is not followed by 'about' or 'of' • She already had a boyfriend, but I didn't realize this (NOT didn't realize about this).
