realize

  • 11realize — (Amer.) re·al·ize || rɪəlaɪz v. understand, comprehend; make real, accomplish, actualize; materialize; convert into cash, liquidate (also realise) …

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  • 12realize — (also realise) ► VERB 1) become fully aware of as a fact; understand clearly. 2) cause (something desired or anticipated) to happen; fulfil. 3) give actual or physical form to (a concept or work). 4) sell for or make a profit of. DERIVATIVES… …

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  • 13realize — 01. He didn t [realize] how much he loved her until she moved away. 02. I [realized] the car accident was just a dream when I woke up. 03. Just after I got off the bus, I [realized] I had forgotten my knapsack on my seat. 04. They decided to… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14realize — rea|lize W1S1 also realise BrE [ˈrıəlaız] v [T not usually in progressive] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(understand)¦ 2¦(achieve)¦ 3 somebody s worst fears were realized 4¦(money)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: réaliser, from Old French …

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  • 15realize — also ise BrE verb (transitive not usually in progressive) 1 KNOW STH S IMPORTANCE to know and understand the importance of something: realize (that): Do you realize that you re an hour late? | realize who/what/how etc: I realize how much she… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16realize */*/*/ — UK [ˈrɪəlaɪz] / US [ˈrɪəˌlaɪz] verb Word forms realize : present tense I/you/we/they realize he/she/it realizes present participle realizing past tense realized past participle realized 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to know and understand… …

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  • 17realize — re|al|ize [ riə,laız ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to gradually begin to understand something that you did not know or notice before: I soon realized my mistake. realize (that): It was some time before he realized he d offended them. She realized… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18realize — (BrE also ise) verb ADVERB ▪ fully ▪ dimly ▪ She dimly realized that she was trembling. ▪ suddenly ▪ quickly …

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  • 19realize — [[t]ri͟ːəlaɪz[/t]] ♦♦ realizes, realizing, realized (in BRIT, also use realise) 1) VERB If you realize that something is true, you become aware of that fact or understand it. [V that] As soon as we realised something was wrong, we moved the… …

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  • 20realize — v. 1) to realize fully 2) (L) she realized that she had been cheated 3) (Q) I realized how my words had been distorted * * * [ rɪəlaɪz] (L) she realized that she had been cheated (Q) I realized how my words had been distorted to realize fully …

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