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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
realize
rea‧lize S1 W1 BrE AmE (also realise British English) /ˈrɪəlaɪz/ verb [transitive not usually in progressive] [Word Family: noun: ↑realism, ↑realist, ↑reality, ↑unreality, ↑realization; adverb: ↑real, ↑really, ↑realistically ≠ ↑unrealistically; adjective: ↑real, ↑unreal, ↑realistic ≠ ↑unrealistic; verb: ↑realize] [Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: réaliser, from Old French real; ⇨ ↑real1] 1. UNDERSTAND to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to understand it realize (that) I suddenly realized that the boy was crying. Do you realize you’re an hour late? realize who/what/how etc I’m sorry, I didn’t realize who you were. It took us a while to realize the extent of the tragedy. It was only later that I realized my mistake. ► Do not say that you ‘realize about/of something’. Say that you realize something. 2. ACHIEVE formal to achieve something that you were hoping to achieve: She never realized her ambition of winning an Olympic gold medal. a young singer who has not yet realized her full potential (=achieved as much as she can achieve) 3. sb’s worst fears were realized used to say that the thing that you were most afraid of has actually happened: His worst fears were realized when he heard that Chris had been arrested. 4. MONEY a) formal to obtain or earn an amount of money: The campaign realized $5000. We realized a small profit on the sale of the house. b) realize an asset technical to change something that you own into money by selling it • • • THESAURUS ▪ realize to begin to understand, notice, or know something that you did not understand etc before: I hadn’t realized that Ben was his brother. | She suddenly realized who the man in the photograph was. ▪ become aware to gradually realize that something is happening or is true, over a period of time: He slowly became aware that he was not alone | People are becoming more aware of the harmful effects of cars on the environment. ▪ dawn on somebody if something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time – often used in the phrase it dawned on somebody: It dawned on me that he could be lying. | It only dawned on her that she was in danger when she saw rescue workers running away from the building. | He thought about the dream for a long time before its meaning began to dawn on him. ▪ sink in if something sinks in, you begin to realize its full meaning or importance, especially gradually: It took a few minutes for the doctor’s words to sink in. | The reality of what I had done slowly began to sink in. ▪ hit if a fact hits you, you suddenly understand it and how important it is: It hit me one day that he didn’t care. He’d talk when I phoned him, but he’d never call me. ▪ strike if an idea or thought strikes you, you suddenly think of it: It suddenly struck her what a risk she was taking. | A thought has just struck me - there must be other people with the same problem.
realizehu◎ | ['riəlaiz] | | Cách viết khác: | | realise | ◎ | ['riəlaiz] | ※ | ngoại động từ | | ■ | thực hiện, thực hành (kế hoạch hy vọng...) | | ■ | thấy rõ, hiểu rõ, nhận thức rõ (việc gì...) | | ■ | tả đúng như thật; hình dung (việc gì...) đúng như thật | | ☆ | these details help to realize the scene | | những chi tiết ấy giúp cho việc mô tả cảnh đó đúng như thật | | ■ | bán được, thu được | | ☆ | to realize high prices | | bán được giá cao | | ☆ | to realize a profit | | thu được lãi |
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