realized

/ˈriːəˌlaɪzd/

verbre · al · ized

Think: "I REAL-ly IZED (eyes’d) it!" — REAL + IZED helps you remember the -ized ending.

Yes, it's realized. Keep the middle vowel: re + al + ized (it’s REAL with -ized, not *relized*).

Definitions

  1. verbunderstood or became aware of something clearly
  2. verbmade something real or achieved it (brought it into reality)

Examples

  • “I realized I had left my homework on the kitchen table.”
  • “She realized that the shortcut actually took longer.”
  • “After years of practice, he realized his dream of playing in a band.”

Synonyms

understoodrecognizednoticedgraspedachieved

Antonyms

misunderstoodoverlooked

Translations

ES se dio cuenta; realizóPT percebeu; realizouFR a réalisé; s’est rendu compte

Common misspellings

realisedrealizdreallizedrelizedrealizeddreallisedrealizedrealízed

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