realize
Other forms: realized; realizing; realizes
When you realize something, you become fully aware of what is happening, like when you realize all the people in your basement who are smiling at you and starting to sing to you are there because it's your birthday. Surprise!
Realize usually describes the moment your thoughts click, like the moment you close the door behind you, you realize you don't have your keys. You are locked out! So you knock on your neighbor's door. You realize, here meaning that you are fully aware, that she might not appreciate having to help you because she's trying to leave for work. You tell her your new goal is to be more organized. She says, until you realize, or reach, that goal, you better hide an extra key somewhere in your yard.
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be fully aware or cognizant of
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perceive (an idea or situation) mentally“Does she realize how important this decision is?”
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synonyms:
realise, see, understand
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envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
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see
see and understand, have a good eye
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types:
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perceive
become conscious of
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appreciate, take account
be fully aware of; realize fully
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sense, smell, smell out
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
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envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize
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make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
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earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
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types:
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eke out, squeeze out
make by laborious and precarious means
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profit, turn a profit
make a profit; gain money or materially
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rake off
take money from an illegal transaction
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bring home, take home
earn as a salary or wage
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rake in, shovel in
earn large sums of money
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gross
earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
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bear, pay, yield
bring in
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line one's pockets
make a lot of money
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turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny
make a satisfactory profit
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clean up
make a big profit; often in a short period of time
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clear, net
yield as a net profit
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pay off
yield a profit or result
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monetize
use something as a source of income or profit
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convert into cash; of goods and property
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expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
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