{
    "term": "realize",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "realize",
            "heSheIt": "realizes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "realized",
        "pastParticiple": "realized",
        "ingForm": "realizing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to understand or become aware of a particular fact or situation",
            "sensetop": "realize (that)…realize how, what, etc…realize somethingit is realized that…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I didn’t realize (that) you were so unhappy.",
                    "contextForm": "realize (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The moment I saw her, I realized something was wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I finally **came to realize** that he would never change."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important to realize that there are still potential problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't think you realize how important this is to her.",
                    "contextForm": "realize how, what, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They hadn't **realized just how** much time it would take."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many families fail to **realize the importance** of a well-balanced diet",
                    "contextForm": "realize something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only later did she **realize her mistake**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hope you realize the seriousness of this crime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The situation was more complicated than they had at first realized."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They managed to leave without any of us realizing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a cheer when it was realized that everyone was safely back.",
                    "contextForm": "it is realized that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I never realized how much it meant to you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I realized for the first time how difficult this would be."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She dimly realized that she was trembling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The experience made me realize that people did care."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are constantly learning, without even realizing it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are constantly using historic buildings, without even realizing it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You don't seem to realize the seriousness of the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I began to realize why the people seemed wary of us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to soon/​quickly/​gradually/​slowly realize"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She soon realized her mistake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Suddenly I realized what he meant."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We make assumptions all the time without realizing it."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["fully", "dimly", "suddenly"],
                "verb + realize": ["begin to", "come to", "make somebody"],
                "preposition": ["with"],
                "phrases": ["without realizing (something)"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to achieve something important that you very much want to do",
            "sensetop": "realize something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **realize your dream**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We try to help all students **realize their full potential** *(= be as successful as they are able to be)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She never realized her ambition of becoming a professional singer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has **fully realized** the promise which he showed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've finally realized a lifelong ambition."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "if somebody’s fears are realized, the things that they are afraid will happen, do happen",
            "sensetop": "realize something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His worst fears were realized when he saw that the door had been forced open."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to sell things that you own, for example property, in order to get the money that you need for something",
            "sensetop": "realize your assets",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [],
            "synonyms": "convert"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to be sold for a particular amount of money",
            "sensetop": "realize something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The paintings realized $2 million at auction."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "make"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to produce something that can be seen or heard, based on written information or instructions",
            "sensetop": "realize something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The stage designs have been beautifully realized."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːəlaɪz//ˈrɪəlaɪz/",
                "audio": "re/realize/realize__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːəlaɪzɪz//ˈrɪəlaɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "re/realize/realizes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːəlaɪzd//ˈrɪəlaɪzd/",
                "audio": "re/realize/realized__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ//ˈrɪəlaɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/realize/realizing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːəlaɪz/",
                "audio": "re/realize/realize__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːəlaɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "re/realize/realizes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːəlaɪzd/",
                "audio": "re/realize/realized__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/realize/realizing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from real, on the pattern of French réaliser."
}