realise

realise is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

real - realise - really

• (US) realize

real + -ise

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈri.ə.laɪz/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈrɪə.laɪz/

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• Hyphenation: re‧al‧ise

1. (transitive) If you realise something, you become aware of it.

   John just realised that he had left his umbrella at home.

   It took me some time to realise it was you.

   Do you realise what you've done?

2. (transitive) If something is realised, it is made real.

   My dreams of starting my own company have been realised.

• realisation/realization
• unrealised/unrealized
• realisable/realizable