Meaning

19 senses
  1. (US, transitive)To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).

    He realized that he had left his umbrella on the train.

    She desperately yelled at her young daughter, frantic to make her realize what she had done.

    realisieren, erkennen, feststellen

    осознава́тьosoznavátʹ, осозна́тьosoznátʹ, отдава́ть себе́ отчётotdavátʹ sebé otčót

    розумі́тиrozumíty, зрозумі́тиzrozumíty, усвідо́млюватиusvidómljuvaty

  2. (US, transitive)To sense (something) strongly or vividly as if real.

    вообража́тьvoobražátʹ, вообрази́тьvoobrazítʹ

  3. (transitive)To cause (something) to seem real; to make realistic; specifically, to present (something) clearly to the mind, a person, (archaic) oneself, etc., so that it seems real.

    изобража́тьizobražátʹ, изобрази́тьizobrazítʹ

  4. (transitive)To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real.

    Near-synonyms: implement, execute; actualize, materialize, embody; accomplish

    The objectives of the project were never fully realized.

    realisieren, verwirklichen

    реализо́выватьrealizóvyvatʹ, реализова́тьrealizovátʹ, осуществля́тьosuščestvljátʹ

    реалізува́тиrealizuváty, зді́йснюватиzdíjsnjuvaty

    make real or concrete; give reality or substance to

  5. (reflexive, transitive)To achieve (one's) potential.

  6. (transitive)To convert (an asset or property, especially investments such as bonds, shares, etc.) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property.

    By realizing the company’s assets, the liquidator was able to return most of the shareholders’ investments.

    Profits from the investment can be realized at any time by selling the shares.

    convert into cash; of goods and property

  7. (transitive)To acquire (money, a profit, etc.) by selling an asset or property, through trade, etc.; also (followed by on), to make (money or a profit) on an investment, a venture, etc.

    to realize large profits from a speculation

  8. (transitive)Of an asset or property: to generate (a specific amount of money or interest) when invested or sold.

  9. (transitive)To turn (an abstract linguistic object, especially a phoneme) into a speech sound actually used in a language.

    The southern /v/ is realized as the voiced approximant [ʋ].

    произноси́тьсяproiznosítʹsja, звуча́тьzvučátʹ

  10. (transitive)To obtain an entity from (an abstract group or structure).

  11. (transitive)To arrange (a musical work written for a single performer) to be performed by an orchestra; to orchestrate.

  12. (transitive)To complete (a musical work which is incomplete or not fully notated).

Examples

3378 sentences
  1. At last, he realized his error.

    Врешті-решт, він зрозумів свою помилку.

    ruВ конце концов, он понял свою ошибку.

    deSchließlich bemerkte er seinen Fehler.

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  2. I realize it's hard to believe.

    Я розумію, що у це важко повірити.

    ruЯ понимаю, что в это трудно поверить.

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  3. Tom realized what Mary was doing.

    Том зрозумів, що робить Мері.

    deTom begriff, was Maria gerade tat.

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  4. Tom realized he'd made a mistake.

    Том зрозумів, що помилився.

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  5. Tom soon realized he wasn't alone.

    Том швидко зрозумів, що він не сам.

    deTom bemerkte bald, dass er nicht alleine war.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
(transitive) to convert (an asset or property) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property; (intransitive) to convert an asset or property into a more easily usable form such as money:
(transitive) to become aware of or understand (a fact or situation):
to convert (something imaginary or planned) into reality; to make real:
Русский
By meaning 6
(transitive) to convert (an asset or property) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property; (intransitive) to convert an asset or property into a more easily usable form such as money:
(transitive) to become aware of or understand (a fact or situation):
to sense (something) strongly or vividly as if real:
(transitive) to cause (something) to seem real; to present (something) clearly to the mind, a person, etc., so that it seems real; (intransitive) to cause to seem real:
to convert (something imaginary or planned) into reality; to make real:
to turn (an abstract linguistic object) into a speech sound actually used in a language:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
(transitive) to become aware of or understand (a fact or situation):
to convert (something imaginary or planned) into reality; to make real:

Forms

realizes, realizing, realized, realized
Base formrealize · to realize
3rd person singularrealizes
Present participlerealizing
Past simplerealized
Past participlerealized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrealize
he, she, itrealizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsrealized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave realized
he, she, ithas realized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill realize

Synonyms

23 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • didn't realize that
  • soon realized
  • realize how much
  • soon realized that
  • didn't realize how
  • realized there was
  • realized what was
  • suddenly realized
  • realized that there
  • didn't realize what
  • finally realized that
  • finally realized

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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