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# realisation

noun (a realisation, realisations; also uncountable); US spelling realization

«realisation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The moment when you suddenly understand or become aware of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realisation/#m1)
2. (formal) Making a plan or dream come true: «the realisation of her dream». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realisation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, a character's realisation is a turning point: Toad's sudden realisation that he must change; Alice's realisation that the cards are «nothing but a pack of cards». In maths, the realisation that a pattern repeats helps solve a problem. Phrases: «come to the realisation», «a sudden realisation», «the realisation dawned».

### Examples

- The realisation that she had left her bag on the bus hit her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realisation/#x1)
- Slowly the realisation dawned that we were lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realisation/#x2)
- Alice came to the realisation that they were only a pack of cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realisation/#x3)
- The trip was the realisation of a lifelong dream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realisation/#x4)
- His realisation that 9 × 9 is 81 helped him finish the puzzle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realisation/#x5)
- With a sudden realisation, Mole knew it was his old home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realisation/#x6)

### Note

UK: realisation (or realization); USA: realization. Verb: realise / realize. The z spelling is also accepted in the UK (Oxford spelling).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «realisation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realisation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«realisation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/realisation.html) on Mova free.