realise

realise is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

real - realise - really

Other spellings

• (US) realize

Word parts

real + -ise

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: re‧al‧ise

Verb

Plain form realise

Third-person singular realises

Past tense realised

Past participle realised

Present participle realising

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.

Related words

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