(~s, realizing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
Note: in BRIT, also use 'realise'
1.
If you ~ that something is true, you become aware of that fact or understand it.
As soon as we realised something was wrong, we moved the children away...
People don’t ~ how serious this recession has actually been...
Once they realised their mistake the phone was reconnected again...
‘That’s my brother.’—‘Oh, I hadn’t ~d.’
VERB: V that, V wh, V n, V
realization (realizations)
There is now a growing realisation that things cannot go on like this for much longer...
He nearly cried out at the sudden realization of how much Randall looked like him.
N-VAR: usu N that, N of n
2.
If your hopes, desires, or fears are ~d, the things that you hope for, desire, or fear actually happen.
Straightaway our worst fears were realised...
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
realization
...the realization of his worst fears.
N-UNCOUNT: oft the N of n
3.
When someone ~s a design or an idea, they make or organize something based on that design or idea. (FORMAL)
Various textile techniques will be explored to realise design possibilities...
VERB: V n
4.
If someone or something ~s their potential, they do everything they are capable of doing, because they have been given the opportunity to do so.
The support systems to enable women to ~ their potential at work are seriously inadequate...
= achieve
VERB: V n
5.
If something ~s a particular amount of money when it is sold, that amount of money is paid for it. (FORMAL)
A selection of correspondence from P G Wodehouse realised ?1,232.
VERB: V n
realization
I have taken this course solely to assist the realisation of my assets for the benefit of all my creditors.
N-VAR