re·al·ize (r   -l z )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 17th century. 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. [French réaliser, from Old French, from real, real; see real1.] re al·iza·ble adj.re al·izer n. |
realize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised
1. to be aware of or grasp the significance of
2. to achieve (a plan or ambition)
3. to convert (property or goods) into cash
4. (of goods or property) to sell for (a certain sum): this table realized a large sum at auction
5. to produce a complete work of art from an idea or draft
realizable
-isable adj
realization
-isation n
-isable adj
realization
-isation n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | realize - be fully aware or cognizant of 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"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"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" 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" gross - earn before taxes, expenses, etc. | |
| 5. | realize - convert into cash; of goods and property 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 music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
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
verb 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
Translations
realize [ˈrɪəlaɪz] vt (= understand) → darse cuenta de [+ a project], (COMM) [+ asset]; realizar;
I realize that ... → comprendo or entiendo que ...
realize [ˈrɪəlaɪz] vt (= understand) → se rendre compte de, prendre conscience de [+ a project], (Comm) [+ asset]; réaliser
realize [ˈrɪəlaɪz] vt (understand) → verstehen;
(fulfil) → verwirklichen, realisieren;
(Fin) (amount, profit) → realisieren;
realize [ˈrɪəlaɪz] vt (= understand) → rendersi conto di [+ a project], (COMM) (asset) → realizzare;
v realize, realise [ˈriəlaiz]
1 to know; to understand I realize that I can't have everything I want; I realized my mistake. besef يُدْرِك، يَفْهَم съзнавам chápat, pochopit indse erkennen συνειδητοποιώ, συναισθάνομαι comprender; darse cuenta aru saama, mõistma پی بردن؛ فهمیدن tajuta comprendre לְהָבִין पता चलना, बोध होना uvidjeti, shvatiti megért, tudatában van vminek menyadari gera sé ljóst capire, rendersi conto 理解する 알다, 이해하다 suprasti, þinoti aptvert; izprast sedar beseffen bli/være klar over, innse zdać sobie sprawę (z) 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 ukutečnit (se) realisere; blive til virkelighed verwirklichen πραγματοποιώ realizar(se), cumplir(se) teostama, tõeks saama تحقق بخشیدن toteuttaa, toteutua réaliser לְהָגשִים मूल्य पाना ostvariti megvalósít merealisasi framkvæma, láta rætast realizzare 実現する 실현시키다 ágyvendinti, realizuoti realizēt; īstenot merealisasikan verwezenlijken gjennomføre, realisere zrealizować, spełnić realizar a realiza; a (se) adeveri осуществлять(ся) 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 utržit tjene erzielen αποκομίζω, κερδίζω από πώληση sacar, obtener, reportar rahaks tegema به دست آوردن realisoida réaliser (des profits) לְמַמֵש मूल्य में बिकना zaraditi értékesít mendapat uang hagnast realizzare, ottenere 現金を得る (얼마)에 팔다 gauti (kà pardavus) ieņemt naudu; gūt peļņu membuat keuntungan verdienen tjene, bringe inn uzyskać, zarobić lucrar a realiza/a obţine (profituri) реализовывать; выручать utŕžiť ustvariti (dobiček) zaraditi tjäna, förvärva, inbringa ได้กำไร satarak para kazanmak 獲得 реалізувати, продавати نفع حاصل کرنا kiếm được 获得
n realiˈzation, ˌrealiˈsation
the act of realizing the realization of his mistake/hopes. realisering إدْراك، تَحْقيق разбиране pochopení; uskutečnění erkendelse; opfyldelse die Erkenntnis συνειδητοποίηση, πραγματοποίηση comprensión; realización realiseerimine, teostamine درک؛ فهم toteuttaminen prise de conscience; réalisation הַגשָמָה अनुभूति, बोध ostvarenje, realizacija megvalósítás; értékesítés kesadaran skilningur; uppfylling comprensione; realizzazione 認識 자각, 실현 supratimas, įgyvendinimas, realizacija izpratne; piepildīšanās merealisasikan besef, verwezenlijking forståelse; gjennomføring zrozumienie, spełnienie compreensão/realização înţelegere; realizare осознание;осуществление; реализация uvedomenie si; uskutočnenie uresničitev ostvarenje förverkligande, insikt ความเข้าใจ anlama, kavrama 實現，瞭解 усвідомлення, розуміння احساس sự nhận ra 实现，了解
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