materialize
To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appearTo cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
» Tom's plans failed to materialize.
Плани Тома не матеріалізувалися.
Meaning
5 senses(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
materialisieren
(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive)To take physical form, to appear seemingly from nowhere.
sich materialisieren
материализоватьсяmaterializovatʹsja
(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive)To become real (of a plan, idea, etc.); to come to fruition.
come into being; become reality
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To perform materialization; to save the results of a database query as a temporary table or materialized view.
Examples
17 sentencesTom's plans failed to materialize.
Плани Тома не матеріалізувалися.
The ghost materializes from the dark room.
My worst fears materialized before my eyes.
Suddenly, a man materialized in front of us.
dePlötzlich nahm vor uns ein Mann Gestalt an.
If you worked hard, great things would materialize.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Forms
materializes, materializing, materialized, materialized| Base form | materialize · to materialize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | materializes |
| Present participle | materializing |
| Past simple | materialized |
| Past participle | materialized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- come into being; become reality:happenmaterialise
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle