Realise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be fully aware or cognizant of.
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- After several months of struggling, she began to realise the true extent of her financial troubles.
- It wasn't until they were at the airport that he began to realise he had left his passport at home.
- Only when his friends and family commented on the change did he realise the impact that stress was having on his appearance.
- She didn't realise the weight of her words until she saw the hurt expression on her sister's face.
- As she grew older, she began to realise the sacrifices her mother had made for her.
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Meaning 2
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- It took her a while to realise that her high-paying job came with significant responsibilities and pressures.
- As they crunch the numbers, they will soon realise the merger brought in more money than initially anticipated.
- The entrepreneur didn't realise his innovative product would earn as much in its first month as it did in its entire first year.
- Upon reviewing her pay stub, she was surprised to realise she is earning a lot more than her colleagues in similar roles.
- After calculating his expenses, he was happy to realise he clears a sizeable amount each month from his freelance work.
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Meaning 3
Make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- She turned her passion for photography into a career, and her visions finally became a reality that people could admire and appreciate.
- Developing a business plan helped the entrepreneurs realise their vision and establish a clear direction for their startup.
- The town's vision of a thriving arts district finally became a reality when local leaders allocated funds to build a new community theatre.
- The team collaborated to turn their concept into a concrete proposal that the investors could review and consider for funding.
- Transforming their idea into a functional prototype enabled the inventors to demonstrate the practical application of their innovative design.
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Meaning 4
Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- As I got older, I began to realise how much my parents sacrificed for me.
- It wasn't until I saw the devastation firsthand that I realise the magnitude of the disaster.
- She's very young, I'm not sure she'll ever realise the impact her actions will have on her future.
- Only when the company filed for bankruptcy did they realise their financial mistakes.
- Watching the documentary made me realise the importance of taking care of the environment.
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Meaning 5
Convert into cash; of goods and property.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- They decided to realise the value of their inherited house by selling it and using the funds to start a business.
- After the divorce, she needed to realise the assets from their communal property to pay off the debt.
- The family had to realise some of their valuable possessions to survive during the economic downturn.
- The company went bankrupt and was forced to realise its assets to pay off creditors.
- The late businessman left behind a collection of valuable art which the estate had to realise in order to settle the inheritance tax.
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Meaning 6
Expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The composer would often leave it to his musicians to realise the continuo part in their performances of his orchestral suites.
- Only when he listened to the completed piece did the student realise the complexities of baroque music composition.
- To better understand the historical context, musicologists have attempted to realise various orchestrations of Bach's famous cello suites.
- The figured bass had provided sufficient information for a skilled musician to realise the harmonies completely on their own.
- Musicians performing baroque pieces realised the continuo part based on the notation and the established musical conventions of the time.