Kilo Lingo

realise

/ˈrɪəlaɪz/

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Translation

To suddenly understand or know something is true.

Word origin

From French realiser, meaning to make real, from Latin realis ('actual, real').

Origin
French
Root
realiser

Grammar

Verb typeregular (realise, realises, realised)

Examples

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"Realise" means to come to understand something.

far .

"Realises" is the form used with he, she, or it.

already .

"Realised" is the past form of "realise".

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This word is part of lesson 9.