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• past participle of realize.
• past tense form of realize.

realized

American  

[ree-uh-lahyzd] / ˈri əˌlaɪzd /

especially British, realised

adjective

1. grasped or understood.

   A move to coastal Georgia left her with a newly realized taste for the beach and a bloated sunscreen budget.

2. depicted vividly or made to seem real.

   Writing historical fiction requires extensive research in order to build up a richly realized world and make it comprehensible to the reader.

3. completed or brought to fruition.

   Driven by the concept of outdoor learning, members of the faculty developed the seed of an idea into a fully realized plan.

   I've performed in some evenings of sketches, but it's been years since I was in a fully realized play with a rehearsal process and a director.

4. (of a person) having reached one’s full spiritual or psychological potential.

   He laughs from a deep down center of inner peace, his face radiant with the beauty of a realized soul.

5. (of goods or securities) converted into cash or money.

   Cash receipts include all cash generated from operations, including the proceeds from realized assets.

6. obtained as proceeds, savings, or profit.

   The company’s realized income has remained roughly the same despite their reduced workforce.

   If the realized savings do not exceed the financing costs, the energy services company will make up the difference.

7. Music. (of keyboard music) having the full harmony or ornamentation written out.

   A fully realized version of the organ part is also available.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of realize.

Etymology

Origin of realized

realize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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realized

And if those stocks truly crash, ordinary people are going to get hit with losses that are far worse than they ever imagined, and find that they are more exposed than they realized.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

As I got older, I realized that I needed more sleep, so I would force myself to go to bed and now I’m finally in the rhythm of it for the most part.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Vlasenko, who weighed around 75 kilograms, or 165 pounds, before the war, realized something was happening—perhaps a rescue by quad bike and trailer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"But over time I've realized that whether he's executed has absolutely nothing to do with my recovery or with real public safety," she said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Mae took all of this in with her eyes in one second, and in the next second she realized I was on the line with a caller.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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