/ˈrɪəlaɪz/
Translation
To suddenly understand something that you did not understand before.
Word origin
From French realiser, meaning to make real, from Latin realis.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- realiser
- English cognates
- real, reality
Grammar
Examples
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"Realize" is often used with "not" to say you did not know.
realized .
"Realize that" introduces the thing you have just understood.
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In Britain the same word is usually written "realise".
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