realize
verb (used with object)
to grasp or understand clearly.
realise
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a variation of
realize.
Example Sentences
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"Sometimes you need to take a step back and realise that's not a normal way to be living," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The video made him realise "that we may also have come close to a catastrophe".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
As researchers with decades of combined experience in snakebite and tropical disease epidemiology, we came to realise that snake envenoming faces a data crisis.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Hammond said it only took him a couple of visits to the property for him to realise that he "loved it".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
He couldn’t even realise yet that his trouble, his impediment, was innocence because he would not be able to realise that until he got it straight.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
