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# realise

verb (realise, realises, realised, realising — British spelling; realize in American spelling)

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

## Everyday

1. To realise means to suddenly understand or become aware of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#m1)
2. To realise a dream or plan means to make it come true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories realising is often a turning point: «She realised she was lost». In maths: «I realised I had forgotten to carry the one». In everyday life we realise we forgot something. Phrases: realise that, suddenly realise, realise a dream, not realise.

### Examples

- I suddenly realised I had left my bag on the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x1)
- Did you realise it was raining? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x2)
- He realised his mistake and fixed it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x3)
- She realised her dream of playing for the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x4)
- They didn't realise how late it was. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x5)
- When I checked my answer, I realised I had added instead of subtracted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x6)
- Then they realised that the sign would not help them at all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x7)

### Note

British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand spelling: realise; American and Canadian: realize — both correct. Noun: realisation/realization. «Realise» is about knowing, not «do in real life» — but «realise a dream» does mean make it real.

## On Mova

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