Realise Meaning
/rˈiəˌlaɪz/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbNon-Oxford British standard spelling of realize.
Sentence Examples
He doesn't realise that he's tone deaf.
The way she flips her ponytail will charm you before you realise it.
Human beings, whether they realise it or not, continually seek happiness.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A detective may suddenly ____ the truth after seeing a hidden camera.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She began to ____ the full extent of the problem only after reviewing all the financial records.
Word Origin & History
From real + -ise, possibly from French réaliser and Middle French réaliser (“to make real; to convert (something) into assets or cash”). See realize.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[F]aith realiſeth the ſufferings of Chriſt; it looks upon Chriſt as the common treaſury of all grace, as the principle of life, and root of holineſs."
— a. 1733 (date written), Thomas Boston, “The Danger of Unworthy Communicating”, in An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion, with Reference to Faith and Practice. […], 2nd edition, volume III, Edinburgh: […] Schaw and Pillans, for the Reverend Joseph Johnston, […], published 1796, →OCLC, paragraph 2, page 348:
"All joy or ſorrovv for the happineſs or calamities of others, is produced by an act of the imagination, that realiſes the event hovvever fictitious, or approximates it hovvever remote, by placing us for a time in the condition of him vvhoſe fortune vve comtemplate; […]"
— 1750 October 23 (Gregorian calendar), Samuel Johnson, “No. [60]. Friday, October 13. 1750.”, in The Rambler, volume III, Edinburgh: [[…] Sands, Murray, and Cochran]; sold by W. Gordon, C. Wright, J. Yair, […], published 1750, →OCLC, pages 57–58:
"Have faith in God! He shall dispose thy lot, / Nor weep for woe thou realisest not: / They shall precede thee to the better land, / And meet and greet thee on its joyful strand."
— [1849], “‘Woman, Why Weepest Thou?’”, in Memorials of Bertie’s Brother and Infant Sister. […], London: Ward and Co., […], →OCLC, page 79:
"A lucky purchase which he had made of shares in a copper-mine added very considerably to his wealth, and he realised with great prudence while this mine was still at its full vogue."
— 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, “A Pedigree and Other Family Matters”, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 10:
"Utterly helpleſs, thou wert ſinking for ever, and realiſedſt not the fearfulneſs of thy poſition, for thus wert thou born and nurtured."
— 1865, [Henry] Suso, “Light after Darkness”, in [anonymous], transl., Spiritual Voices from the Middle Ages. […], London: Joseph Masters, […], →OCLC, part V (Of the State of Grace), paragraph 97, pages 75–76:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A detective may suddenly ____ the truth after seeing a hidden camera.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She began to ____ the full extent of the problem only after reviewing all the financial records.