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# realise

«realise» in Mova's school dictionary: **to suddenly understand or become aware of something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) To realise means to suddenly understand or become aware of something. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x1)
- Did you realise it was raining? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x2)
- He realised his mistake and fixed it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x3)
- She realised her dream of playing for the team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/#x4)
- They didn't realise how late it was. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [Many pets end up in rescue centres because their owners did not realise how much care they need.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility/21/)
- [Jake realised they had been scared of him before — and that scared is not the same as respect.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/385-respect-how-it-is-earned/5/)
- [Two kids in the class realised their «friends» failed, and told their parents that evening.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/31/)
- [It goes quiet, and Connor realises he doesn't miss him much.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something/6/)
- [Anya didn't mean to brag; she just didn't realise how different her holidays are.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «realise» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realise/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.