realise
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realizeNon-Oxford British standard spelling of realize.
» He realised he needed to apologise.
Meaning
1 sensesNon-Oxford British standard spelling of realize.
- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
- convert into cash; of goods and property
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
Examples
212 sentencesHe realised he needed to apologise.
Do you realise what you've just said?
Ти усвідомлюєш, що ти щойно сказала?
ruТы понимаешь, что ты только что сказал?
deBist du dir im Klaren, was du gerade gesagt hast?
She realised she was in love with him.
Now I realise why she was angry with me.
Зараз я розумію, чому вона була на мене сердита.
ruТеперь я понял, почему она на меня сердилась.
He realised he was going to freeze to death.
Origin
From real + -ise, possibly from French réaliser and Middle French réaliser (“to make real;From real + -ise, possibly from French réaliser and Middle French réaliser (“to make real; to convert (something) into assets or cash”). See realize.
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Forms
realises, realising, realised, realisedSynonyms
17 synonyms- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to:realizeactualizeactualisesubstantiate
- expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass:realize
- convert into cash; of goods and property:realize
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally:understandrealizesee
- be fully aware or cognizant of:recognizerecogniserealizeagnizeagnise
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages:gaintake inclearmakeearnrealizepull inbring in
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1False friends — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form