realize

re·al·ize

 (rē′ə-līz′)

v. re·al·ized, re·al·iz·ing, re·al·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To comprehend completely or correctly.

2. To bring into reality; make real: He finally realized his lifelong ambition to learn how to play the violin.

3. To make realistic: a film that realizes court life of the 1600s.

4. To obtain or achieve, as gain or profit: She realized a substantial return on the investment.

5. To bring in (a sum) as profit by sale.

v.intr.

To exchange holdings or goods for money.

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[French réaliser, from Old French, from real, real; see real¹.]

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re′al·iz′a·ble adj.

re′al·iz′er n.

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realize

(ˈrɪəˌlaɪz) or

realise

vb

1. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to become conscious or aware of (something)

2. (tr, often passive) to bring (a plan, ambition, etc) to fruition; make actual or concrete

3. (tr) to give (something, such as a drama or film) the appearance of reality

4. (Commerce) (tr) (of goods, property, etc) to sell for or make (a certain sum): this table realized £800.

5. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to convert (property or goods) into cash

6. (Classical Music) (tr) (of a musicologist or performer)

a. to expand or complete (a thorough-bass part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

b. to reconstruct (a composition) from an incomplete set of parts

7. (Phonetics & Phonology) to sound or utter (a phoneme or other speech sound) in actual speech; articulate

ˈrealˌizable, ˈrealˌisable adj

ˈrealˌizably, ˈrealˌisably adv

ˌrealiˈzation, ˌrealiˈsation n

ˈrealˌizer, ˈrealˌiser n

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re•al•ize

(ˈri əˌlaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.

1. to grasp or understand clearly.

2. to make real; give reality to (a hope, fear, plan, etc.).

3. to bring vividly to the mind.

4. to convert into cash or money: to realize securities.

5. to obtain for oneself by trade, labor, or investment, as a profit or income.

6. to bring as proceeds, as from a sale.

7. to write out or sight-read on a keyboard instrument the full musical harmonization of (a figured bass).

8. Ling. to serve as an actual instance in speech or writing of (an abstract linguistic element or category).

v.i.

9. to convert property or goods into cash or money.

[1605–15; < French réaliser, Middle French, =real real¹ + -iser -ize]

re′al•iz`a•ble, adj.

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recognize

– realize

1. 'recognize'

If you recognize someone or something, you know who or what they are because you have seen them before, or because they have been described to you.

She didn't recognize me at first.

Doctors are trained to recognize the symptoms of depression.

If you recognize something such as a problem, you accept that it exists.

Governments are beginning to recognize the problem.

We recognize this as a genuine need.

2. 'realize'

If you become aware of a fact, don't say that you 'recognize' it. Say that you realize it.

I realized Martha was right.

She realized that she was going to be late.

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understand

– realize

1. 'understand'

If you can understand someone or can understand what they are saying, you know what they mean.

His lecture was confusing; no one could understand the terminology.

Her accent was hard to understand.

If you say that you understand that something is true, you mean that you have been told that it is true.

I understand he's been married before.

There was no definite evidence, I understand.

2. 'realize'

Don't use understand to say that someone becomes aware of something. Don't say, for example, 'Until he stopped working he hadn't understood how late it was'. You say 'Until he stopped working he hadn't realized how late it was'.

As soon as I saw him, I realized that I'd seen him before.

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realize

Past participle: realized
Gerund: realizing

Imperative

realize

realize

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	realize - be fully aware or cognizant of   agnise, agnize, recognize, realise, recognise cognise, cognize, know - be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" know - know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off"
	2.	realize - perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" see, understand, realise perceive - become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest" take account, appreciate - be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" envision, fancy, picture, visualize, image, visualise, figure, see, project - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" see - see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"
	3.	realize - make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" actualise, actualize, substantiate, realise create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" incarnate - make concrete and real express - manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
	4.	realize - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" earn, realise, pull in, bring in, gain, make, take in, clear make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" squeeze out, eke out - make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter" turn a profit, profit - make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" rake off - take money from an illegal transaction take home, bring home - earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" rake in, shovel in - earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" net, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" gross - earn before taxes, expenses, etc. pay, bear, yield - bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
	5.	realize - convert into cash; of goods and property realise commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
	6.	realize - expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass realise music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner harmonise, harmonize - write a harmony for

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realize

verb

1. become aware of, understand, recognize, appreciate, take in, grasp, conceive, catch on (informal), comprehend, twig (Brit. informal), get the message, apprehend, become conscious of, be cognizant of As soon as we realized what was going on, we moved the children away.

2. fulfil, achieve, accomplish, bring about, carry through, make real, make concrete, actualize, make happen, make a reality Realize your dreams! Pursue your passions!

3. achieve, do, effect, complete, perform, fulfil, accomplish, bring about, consummate, incarnate, bring off, make concrete, bring to fruition, actualize, make happen, effectuate, reify, carry out or through The kaleidoscopic quality of the book is brilliantly realized on stage.

4. sell for, go for, bring or take in, make, get, clear, produce, gain, net, earn, obtain, acquire A selection of correspondence from P.G. Wodehouse realized £1,232.

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realize

verb

1. To make real or actual:

actualize, materialize.

Idioms: bring to pass, carry into effect.

2. To succeed in doing:

accomplish, achieve, attain, gain, reach.

Slang: score.

3. To make as income or profit:

bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net, pay, produce, repay, return, yield.

4. To achieve (a certain price):

bring (in), fetch, sell for.

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Translations

يُدْرِكُ

chápatpochopitukutečnitutržituvědomit si

indserealiseretjeneblive til virkelighed

bemerkenerfassenerkennenerzielenmerken

συνειδητοποιώ

comprenderdarse cuentallevar a cabopercatarsepercatarse de

tajuta

réalisercomprendres’aviserse rendre compteallumer

uvidjeti

értékesít

framkvæma, láta rætastgera sé ljósthagnast

realizzarerendersi contorealizzazionerealizzocapire

十分に理解する

깨닫다

gautirealizacijarealizuoti

aptvertgūt peļņuieņemt nauduīstenotizprast

realiseren (zich)

innse

zrozumieć

perceber

осознавать

utŕžiť

uresničitizavedati se

inse

ตระหนัก

farkına varmakgerçekleş meksatarak para kazanmakanlamak

nhận ra

认识到

realize

[ˈrɪəlaɪz] VT

1. (= comprehend, become aware of) → darse cuenta de
he realized his mistake and went back → se dio cuenta de su error y volvió
once I realized how it was done → una vez que caí en la cuenta de cómo se hacía
then I realized what had happened → entonces me di cuenta de lo que había pasado, entonces comprendí lo que había pasado
to realize that → darse cuenta de que, comprender que
I began to realize that it would be impossible → empecé a darme cuenta de que sería imposible, empecé a comprender que sería imposible

2. (= know) → darse cuenta de
without realizing it → sin darse cuenta
I realize it's difficult, but → (ya) sé que es difícil, pero ... → comprendo or entiendo que es difícil, pero ...
yes, I realize that! → ¡sí, ya me doy cuenta!, ¡sí, ya me hago cargo!
do you realize what you've done? → ¿te das cuenta de lo que has hecho?

3. (= carry out) [+ plan] → llevar a cabo
my worst fears were realized → mis mayores temores se hicieron realidad
to realize one's hopes/ambitions → hacer realidad sus esperanzas/ambiciones
to realize one's potential → desarrollar al máximo su potencial

4. (Comm) (= convert into cash) [+ assets] → realizar; (= produce) [+ profit] → producir; [+ savings] → hacer
the sale of the house realized £250,000 → la venta de la casa generó 250.000 libras

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realize

[ˈrɪəlaɪz] realise (British) vt

(be or become aware of) → se rendre compte de
to realize how ...
Do you realize how long it takes? → Est-ce que tu te rends compte du temps que cela prend?
to realize (that) ... → se rendre compte que ...
We realized that something was wrong → Nous nous sommes rendu compte que quelque chose n'allait pas.

[+ ambition, dreams] → réaliser; [+ hopes] → concrétiser; [+ fears] → confirmer
Our worst fears were realized → Nos pires craintes ont été confirmées.
to realize one's potential → atteindre son plein potentiel

[+ asset] → réaliserreal-life [ˌriːlˈlaɪf] adj [situation, experience, conditions] → réel(le)
a real-life drama → un véritable drame

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realize

vt

(= become aware of) → erkennen, sich (dat) → klar werden (+gen), → sich (dat) → bewusst werden (+gen); (= be aware of) → sich (dat) → klar sein über (+acc), → sich (dat) → bewusst sein (+gen); (= appreciate, understand) → begreifen; (= notice) → (be)merken; (= discover) → feststellen; does he realize the problems? → sind ihm die Probleme bewusst or klar?; he had not fully realized that she was dead → es war ihm nicht voll bewusst, dass sie tot war; I realized what he meant → mir wurde klar or ich begriff, was er meinte; I realized how he had done it → ich erkannte or mir wurde klar, wie er es gemacht hatte; I hadn’t realized you were going away → mir war nicht klar, dass Sie weggehen; I’ve just realized I won’t be here → mir ist eben aufgegangen or klar geworden, dass ich dann nicht hier sein werde; when will you realize you can’t …? → wann werden Sie endlich begreifen, dass Sie nicht … können?; I hadn’t realized how late it was → ich habe gar nicht gemerkt, wie spät es war; he didn’t realize she was cheating him → er merkte nicht, dass sie ihn betrog; when the parents realized their child was deaf → als die Eltern (be)merkten or feststellten, dass ihr Kind taub war; I realized I didn’t have any money on me → ich stellte fest, dass ich kein Geld dabei hatte; I made her realize that I was right → ich machte ihr klar, dass ich recht hatte; you couldn’t be expected to realize that → das konnten Sie nicht wissen; yes, I realize that → ja, das ist mir klar or bewusst; yes, I realize that I was wrong → ja, ich sehe ein, dass ich unrecht hatte

hope, plan → verwirklichen, realisieren; potential → verwirklichen

(Fin) assets → realisieren, verflüssigen; price → bringen, erzielen; interest → abwerfen, erbringen; (goods) → einbringen; how much did you realize on your Rembrandt? → wie viel hat Ihr Rembrandt (ein)gebracht?

vi didn’t you realize? → war Ihnen das nicht klar?; (= notice) → haben Sie das nicht gemerkt?; I’ve just realized → das ist mir eben klar geworden; (= noticed) → das habe ich eben gemerkt; I should have realized → das hätte ich wissen müssen; I thought you’d never realize → ich dachte, Sie merken es nie; he’ll never realize (= notice) → das wird er nie merken

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realize

[ˈrɪəˌlaɪz] vt

a. (become aware of) → rendersi conto di, accorgersi di; (understand) → capire, realizzare
I realize that ... → mi rendo conto or capisco che...
she hadn't fully realized the gravity of the situation → non si era resa completamente conto della gravità della situazione
without realizing it → senza rendersene conto, senza accorgersene
he realized how/why → ha capito come/perché

b. (frm) (hopes, ambitions, assets, project) → realizzare; (plan) → attuare, realizzare

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realize,

realise

(ˈriəlaiz) verb

1. to know; to understand. I realize that I can't have everything I want; I realized my mistake. besef يُدْرِك، يَفْهَم съзнавам reconhecer chápat, pochopit erkennen indse συνειδητοποιώ, συναισθάνομαιcomprender; darse cuenta aru saama, mõistma پی بردن؛ فهمیدن käsittää comprendre לְהָבִין पता चलना, बोध होना uvidjeti, shvatiti megért, tudatában van vminek menyadari gera sé ljóst capire, rendersi conto 理解する 깨닫다 suprasti, þinoti aptvert; izprast sedar beseffen bli/være klar over, innse zdać sobie sprawę (z) پوهيدل، پيداكول، دعمل جامه وراغوستل، په پيسوبدلول، خرڅول، حقيقت څرګندول، تصديق كول reconhecer a realiza, a în­ţe­­lege осознавать uvedomiť si uvideti, spoznati shvatiti inse, fatta เข้าใจ anlamak, farkına varmak 意識到, ，瞭解到 уявляти собі; розуміти чітко احساس ہونا nhận ra 意识到，了解到

2. to make real; to make (something) come true. He realized his ambition to become an astronaut; My worst fears were realized. waar word يُحَقِّق осъществявам realizar ukutečnit (se) verwirklichen realisere; blive til virkelighed πραγματοποιώrealizar, cumplir teostama, tõeks saama تحقق بخشیدن toteuttaa réaliser לְהָגשִים मूल्य पाना ostvariti megvalósít merealisasi framkvæma, láta rætast realizzare 実現する 실현하다 ágyvendinti, realizuoti realizēt; īstenot merealisasikan verwezenlijkengjennomføre, realiserezrealizować, spełnić پوهيدل realizar a rea­liza; a (se) adeveri осуществлять uskutočniť (sa) izpolniti (se), uresničiti (se) realizovati förverkliga, realisera ทำให้เป็นจริง gerçekleş(tir)mek 實現 здійснювати حقیقت میں بدلنا thực hiện 实现

3. to make (money) by selling something. He realized $60,000 on the sale of his apartment. realiseer, maak يَحْصَل، يَكْسَب печеля realizar (lucro) utržit erzielen tjene αποκομίζω, κερδίζω από πώληση sacar, obtener, reportar rahaks tegema به دست آوردن realisoida réaliser לְמַמֵש मूल्य में बिकना zaraditi értékesít mendapat uang hagnast realizzare, ottenere 現金を得る 수입을 얻다 gauti (kà pardavus) ieņemt naudu; gūt peļņu membuat keuntungan verdienentjene, bringe innuzyskać, zarobić لاسته راورل lucrar a realiza/a obţine (profituri) реализовывать; выручать utŕžiť ustvariti (dobiček) zaraditi tjäna, förvärva, inbringa ได้กำไร satarak para kazanmak 出售獲得（金錢） реалізувати, продавати نفع حاصل کرنا kiếm được 获得

ˌrealiˈzation, ˌrealiˈsation noun

the act of realizing. the realization of his mistake/hopes. realisering إدْراك، تَحْقيق разбиране realização pochopení; uskutečnění die Erkenntnis erkendelse; opfyldelse συνειδητοποίηση, πραγματοποίησηcomprensión; realización realiseerimine, teostamine درک؛ فهم ymmärtäminen prise de conscience; réalisation הַגשָמָה अनुभूति, बोध ostvarenje, realizacija megvalósítás; értékesítés kesadaran skilningur; uppfylling comprensione; realizzazione 認識 실현 supratimas, įgyvendinimas, realizacija izpratne; piepildīšanās merealisasikan besef, verwezenlijkingforståelse; gjennomføringzrozumienie, spełnienie پوهيدنه، پيداكونه، دعمل جامه وراغوستنه compreensão/realização în­­ţe­legere; realizare осознание; осуществление; реализация uvedomenie si; uskutočnenie uresničitev ostvarenje förverkligande, insikt ความตระหนัก anlama, kavrama 實現，領悟 усвідомлення, розуміння احساس sự nhận ra 实现，了解

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realize

→ يُدْرِكُ uvědomit si indse erkennen συνειδητοποιώ percatarse, percatarse de tajuta réaliser uvidjeti realizzare 十分に理解する 깨닫다 realiseren (zich) innse zrozumieć perceber осознавать inse ตระหนัก farkına varmak nhận ra 认识到

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realize

v. realizar; llevar a cabo; darse cuenta de.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

realize

vt darse cuenta; When did you realize she was sick?..¿Cuándo se dio cuenta que estaba enferma?

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