What does realize mean?

Definitions for realize
ˈri əˌlaɪzre·al·ize

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word realize.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agniseverb

    be fully aware or cognizant of

  2. understand, realize, realise, seeverb

    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"

  3. realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiateverb

    make real or concrete; give reality or substance to

    "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"

  4. gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring inverb

    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"

  5. realize, realiseverb

    convert into cash; of goods and property

  6. realize, realiseverb

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

Wiktionary

  1. realizeverb

    To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to accomplish.

    The objectives of the project were never fully realized.

  2. realizeverb

    To become aware of a fact or situation.

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

  3. realizeverb

    To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in apprehension or experience.

  4. realizeverb

    To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get

    to realize large profits from a speculation.

  5. realizeverb

    To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares, bonds, etc.

  6. realizeverb

    To convert into real property; to make real estate of.

  7. Etymology: Attested since 1610, from réaliser, from real, from reel, from realis, from res; as if.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Realizeverb

    Etymology: realiser, Fr. from real.

    Thus we realize what Archimedes had only in hypothesis, weighing a single grain against the globe of earth. Joseph Glanvill.

    As a Diocesan, you are like to exemplify and realize every word of this discourse. South.

Wikipedia

  1. Realize

    Realize is a song by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat, taken from her debut album, Coco (2007). The song is musically similar to "Bubbly", as it is an acoustic folk-pop song, where Caillat sings of having feelings for a best friend. It was the follow-up to her worldwide debut hit "Bubbly", and was officially released in January 2008 as the second single from the album, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her second Top 20 hit in the US. The song also charted in Canada and the Netherlands, reaching the Top 40 in both countries. Caillat and her backup band performed "Realize" as the featured musical performance that closed the May 23, 2008 broadcast of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

ChatGPT

  1. realize

    To "realize" means to become aware or understand something fully or clearly. It can also refer to making something happen or bring into existence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Realizeverb

    to make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to effectuate; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project

  2. Realizeverb

    to cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in apprehension or experience

  3. Realizeverb

    to convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to realize his fortune

  4. Realizeverb

    to acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation

  5. Realizeverb

    to convert into actual money; as, to realize assets

  6. Realizeverb

    to convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc

  7. Etymology: [Cf. F. raliser.]

Editors Contribution

  1. realize

    To feel, know and be aware of intuitively.

    They did realize how blessed they are to be getting married.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'realize' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1233

  2. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'realize' in Verbs Frequency: #353

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of realize in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of realize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of realize in a Sentence

  1. Leif Braendle:

    There are a lot of prejudices and stereotypes associated with refugees but ... as soon as you get to know them, you realize that a lot of things are very different from what you hear sometimes.

  2. David Sinclair:

    One of our breakthroughs was to realize that if you use this particular set of three pluripotent stem cells, the mice don’t go back to age zero, which would cause cancer or worse, instead, the cells go back to between 50% and 75% of the original age, and they stop and don’t get any younger, which is lucky. How the cells know to do that, we don’t yet understand.

  3. David Doniger:

    If he has any grasp of scientific and legal reality, he would realize that it's a fool's errand to reverse the endangerment determination, this could be a way for him to keep the right-wing fringe groups occupied and also accomplish the goal of further confusing the public debate.

  4. Ekwutosi Okoroh:

    Hopefully people will realize how important this is and we ’ll get more funding down the line.

  5. Greg Mandoli:

    We’re looking to prevent, deter and protect communities. The public doesn't realize what’s happening in a federal investigative agency like HSI and the breath of the investigations that we’re doing. So, with Project Wildfire, we’re looking to take ground information and feed them back into the collective pool... working with our local partners to identify community threats as we look to prevent, deter and protect the homeland.

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Translations for realize

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  • باع, ادرك, حققArabic
  • adonar-seCatalan, Valencian
  • uskutečnitCzech
  • realisierenGerman
  • αντιλαμβάνομαιGreek
  • realigi, ekkonsciiEsperanto
  • realizarSpanish
  • تحقق بخشیدنPersian
  • älytä, ymmärtää, realisoida, tajuta, toteuttaa, hoksata, huomataFinnish
  • réaliser, se rendre compteFrench
  • rádöbben, ráeszmél, ráébred, megvalósít, rájön, észrevesz, felismer, eszébe jutHungarian
  • rendersi conto, fruttare, liquidare, accorgersi, realizzareItalian
  • 悟る, 実現Japanese
  • 실현하다Korean
  • efficio, sentioLatin
  • īstenot, realizētLatvian
  • huatauMāori
  • inzien, beseffen, realiseren, zich realiseren, bewerkstelligenDutch
  • realizować, zdać sobie sprawę, uświadomić, spostrzecPolish
  • notar, concretizar, realizar, dar-se conta, perceberPortuguese
  • осуществить, реализовать, осуществлять, понять, понимать, осознать, осознавать, реализовыватьRussian
  • ostvaritiSerbo-Croatian
  • unovčitiSlovene
  • verkliggöra, förverkliga, inse, realisera, sannaSwedish
  • తెలుసుకోవటంTelugu
  • усвідомитиUkrainian
  • احساسUrdu
  • 實現, 醒腔, 实现Chinese

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