Realize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be fully aware or cognizant of

perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈiːəlaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈiəlaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈiəlaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈiːəlaɪz/.

Examples

Now I see!
I just can't see your point
Does she realize how important this decision is?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

make actualize earn substantiate agnize see recognise take in actualise agnise clear bring in pull in gain realise understand recognize

Parts of Speech

verb	be fully aware or cognizant of
verb	perceive (an idea or situation) mentally “Now I see!”
verb	make real or concrete; give reality or substance to “our ideas must be substantiated into actions”
verb	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages “How much do you make a month in your new job?”
verb	convert into cash; of goods and property
verb	expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

Word Forms

realization	noun	coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
realisation	noun	coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
understandable	adjective	capable of being apprehended or understood
understanding	noun	the cognitive condition of someone who understands
actual	adjective	existing in act or fact
actualization	noun	making real or giving the appearance of reality
actualisation	noun	making real or giving the appearance of reality
gainer	noun	a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits)
earner	noun	someone who earn wages in return for their labor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

realisieren

Seien Sie sich dessen voll bewusst oder bewusst

🇫🇷French

réaliser

être pleinement conscient ou conscient de

🇪🇸Spanish

darse cuenta

ser plenamente consciente o consciente de

🇮🇹Italian

realizzare

esserne pienamente consapevoli o coscienti

🇳🇱Dutch

realiseren

volledig op de hoogte zijn of ervan op de hoogte zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

entender

estar plenamente consciente ou ciente de

🇷🇺Russian

понимать

полностью осознавать или осознавать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समझना

पूरी तरह जागरूक या जागरूक होना

🇧🇩Bengali

উপলব্ধি করা

সম্পূর্ণরূপে সচেতন বা সচেতন হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

உணருங்கள்

முழுமையாக அறிந்திருக்க வேண்டும் அல்லது அறிந்திருக்க வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రహించండి

పూర్తిగా తెలుసుకోవాలి లేదా తెలుసుకోవాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

जाणीव

याची पूर्ण जाणीव किंवा जाणीव असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખ્યાલ

સંપૂર્ણપણે પરિચિત અથવા પરિચિત બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರಿವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരിച്ചറിയുക

പൂർണ്ണമായി അറിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അറിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਹਿਸਾਸ

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਾਣੂ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣੂ ਹੋਵੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

احساس

کے بارے میں مکمل طور پر آگاہ یا واقف ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

意识到

充分意识到或认识到

🇯🇵Japanese

気づく

～を十分に認識している、または認識している

🇰🇷Korean

깨닫다

완전히 인지하고 있거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhận ra

nhận thức đầy đủ hoặc nhận thức được

🇹🇭Thai

ตระหนัก

ตระหนักรู้หรือตระหนักรู้โดยทั่วถึง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyadari

sepenuhnya sadar atau menyadari

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagtanto

ganap na nalalaman o nababatid

🇲🇾Malay

sedar

sedar atau sedar sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يدرك

أن تكون على علم تام أو على علم بها

🇮🇷Persian

متوجه شدن

کاملاً آگاه یا آگاه باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

fark etmek

tamamen farkında olmak veya farkında olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִהַבִין

להיות מודע או מודע לחלוטין

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