verb🔗ShareTo make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence"The objectives of the project were never fully realized."mindactionachievementessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time)."He realized that he had left his umbrella on the train."mindactionsituationhumanphilosophyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to seem real; to sense vividly or strongly; to make one's own in thought or experience."Seeing the photos of her family vacation, she realized how much she missed them. "mindsensationphilosophyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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"achievementbusinessoutcomeactionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, such as shares, bonds, etc."The family realized their investment in the tech company's shares to pay for their daughter's college tuition. "businessfinanceeconomyassetessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo convert into real property; to make real estate of."The farmer realized the unused land into a productive orchard. "propertybusinessfinanceassetessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn an abstract linguistic object into actual language, especially said of a phoneme's conversion into speech sound."The southern /v/ is realized as the voiced approximant [ʋ]."languagephoneticslinguisticssoundessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading