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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ree-uh-lahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈri əˌlaɪz



Definition of realize

Origin :
  • 1610s, "bring into existence," from French réaliser "make real" (16c.), from Middle French real "actual" (see real (adj.)). Sense of "understand clearly, make real in the mind" is first recorded 1775. Sense of "obtain, amass" is from 1753. Related: Realized; realizing.
  • verb appreciate, become aware of
  • verb accomplish
  • verb gain, earn
Example sentences :
  • At the moment of parting he began to realize that he had undertaken a difficult task.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • She might die, and if he ever returned it would be to realize the loss he had sustained.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Let us realize the importance of the attitude in which we stand before the world.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Evelyn sat silent, trying to realize just what had happened to her.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • I realize it more and more every day, but I will stick it out till I break down.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • You who knew her will realize the depth and extent of my bereavement.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • Never mind, you can help them; and when you begin to realize that, you will forget your fears.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • "You don't seem to realize the position you're in," the father insisted, despairingly.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • As we go swiftly on we realize the appropriateness of the epithet ever applied to the Rhne.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • She wanted to be alone, to realize what had happened to her.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

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