realize

realize
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W1S1 also realise BrE [ˈrıəlaız] v [T not usually in progressive]
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1¦(understand)¦
2¦(achieve)¦
3 somebody's worst fears were realized
4¦(money)¦
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[Date: 1600-1700; : French; Origin: réaliser, from Old French real; REAL1]
1.) ¦(UNDERSTAND)¦
to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to understand it
realize (that)
▪ I suddenly realized that the boy was crying.
▪ Do you realize you're an hour late?
realize who/what/how etc
▪ I'm sorry, I didn't realize who you were.
▪ It took us a while to realize the extent of the tragedy.
▪ It was only later that I realized my mistake.
2.) ¦(ACHIEVE)¦
formal to achieve something that you were hoping to achieve
▪ She never realized her ambition of winning an Olympic gold medal.
▪ a young singer who has not yet realized her full potential (=achieved as much as she can achieve)
3.) sb's worst fears were realized
used to say that the thing that you were most afraid of has actually happened
▪ His worst fears were realized when he heard that Chris had been arrested.
4.) ¦(MONEY)¦
a) formal to obtain or earn an amount of money
▪ The campaign realized $5000.
▪ We realized a small profit on the sale of the house.
b) realize an asset
technical to change something that you own into money by selling it
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WORD CHOICE: realize, recognize
If you realize a fact, you know and understand it, or begin to understand it : Do you realize how dangerous this is? | I realized that the job was going to take longer than I thought.
If you recognize a fact or problem, you accept that it exists : We recognize that many students need extra help. | The government does not recognize the need for more funding.
!! Realize is not followed by 'about' or 'of' : She already had a boyfriend, but I didn't realize this (NOT didn't realize about this).
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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