realise
pronunciation
How to pronounce realise in British English:
UK ['rɪəlaɪz]
How to pronounce realise in American English:
US ['rɪrlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- convert into cash; of goods and property
- expand or complete (a thorough-based part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- be fully aware or cognizant of
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
Word Origin
- realise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of realize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Realisation; realised; realising.
Example
- 1. Spin-offs are mostly done to realise immediate shareholder value .
- 2. But mr cameron 's plan to realise his vision is risky .
- 3. Visions are hard to realise without real power .
- 4. But others are struggling to realise their ambitions .
- 5. Founders of new ventures make considerable sacrifices to realise their dreams .