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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Realisieren

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.a.li.ziː.ʁən

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Realize/ˈriːəˌlaɪz/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie hat endlich die Bedeutung ihrer Ausbildung realisiert."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To become fully aware of something as a fact; to understand clearly.

    "She finally realized the importance of her education."
  2. 2

    To bring something into reality; to make something happen.

    "They worked hard to realize their dream of opening a restaurant."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French 'réaliser' in the 17th century, stemming from Late Latin 'realis' meaning 'actual'. It originally meant to make something real or tangible, but shifted semantically in English to also mean fully comprehending or becoming mentally aware of a fact.

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