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realize
verb
-
realize
,
realizing
,
realizes
,
realized
to
suddenly
understand
or
become
aware
of
something
•
Looking
at
the
empty
fridge
,
Carlos
realized
he
had
forgotten
to
shop
for
groceries
.
Looking
at
the
empty
fridge
,
Carlos
realized
he
had
forgotten
to
shop
for
groceries
.
•
Emma
realized
the
shortcut
was
a
mistake
when
the
path
ended
at
a
tall
fence
.
Emma
realized
the
shortcut
was
a
mistake
when
the
path
ended
at
a
tall
fence
.
Borrowed
from
French
réaliser
“
make
real
,
understand
”,
from
Latin
realis
“
actual
”
+
-ize
.
verb
-
realize
,
realizing
,
realizes
,
realized
to
achieve
or
make
a
plan
,
dream
,
or
idea
happen
in
reality
•
After
years
of
hard
work
,
the
inventor
finally
realized
her
vision
of
a
solar-powered
car
.
After
years
of
hard
work
,
the
inventor
finally
realized
her
vision
of
a
solar-powered
car
.
•
The
charity
hopes
to
realize
its
goal
of
building
a
new
community
center
by
next
summer
.
The
charity
hopes
to
realize
its
goal
of
building
a
new
community
center
by
next
summer
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
from
French
réaliser
“
make
real
”.
verb
-
realize
,
realizing
,
realizes
,
realized
to
obtain
money
from
something
,
especially
by
selling
it
,
or
to
make
a
profit
•
The
company
realized
$2
million
from
the
sale
of
its
old
factory
.
The
company
realized
$2
million
from
the
sale
of
its
old
factory
.
•
Investors
realized
a
substantial
profit
when
the
startup
was
bought
by
a
larger
firm
.
Investors
realized
a
substantial
profit
when
the
startup
was
bought
by
a
larger
firm
.
Financial
use
developed
in
the
19th
century
from
the
idea
of
“
making
something
real
or
actual
”
in
monetary
terms
.
reality
noun
-
reality
,
realities
,
realize
,
realizing
,
realizes
,
realized
the
true
state
of
things
as
they
actually
exist
,
not
as
they
are
imagined
or
wished
for
•
After
waking
from
a
vivid
dream
,
Mia
felt
a
jolt
as
she
returned
to
reality
.
After
waking
from
a
vivid
dream
,
Mia
felt
a
jolt
as
she
returned
to
reality
.
•
The
climbing
team
had
trained
for
months
,
but
the
freezing
wind
on
the
mountain
made
the
reality
of
the
ascent
clear
.
The
climbing
team
had
trained
for
months
,
but
the
freezing
wind
on
the
mountain
made
the
reality
of
the
ascent
clear
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Old
French
‘
realite
’,
from
medieval
Latin
‘
realitas
’,
from
Latin
‘
realis
’
meaning
‘
relating
to
things
’.
noun
-
reality
,
realities
,
realize
,
realizing
,
realizes
,
realized
a
real
fact
,
situation
,
or
experience
,
especially
one
of
several
kinds
or
examples
•
The
book
explores
the
different
realities
faced
by
refugees
around
the
world
.
The
book
explores
the
different
realities
faced
by
refugees
around
the
world
.
•
Climate
scientists
warn
us
about
the
stark
realities
of
global
warming
.
Climate
scientists
warn
us
about
the
stark
realities
of
global
warming
.
See
Sense
1
etymology
;
the
countable
use
evolved
in
the
17th
century
to
refer
to
specific
factual
situations
.
