Collocations for "realize"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "realize" in context.
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realize
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- realize the [importance, value, potential] of
- realize your [errors, mistake]
- realize that you [forgot, mistook, finished]
- realize that you [are, have, need, can]
- realize how [important, difficult, good]
- you don't realize (just) how [much, big, serious]
- you (do) realize what this means?
- didn't realize what you [said, meant, did]
- realize your [dreams, goals, ambitions, plans, potential]
- realized her dreams of [being, having, becoming]
- my [dreams] were realized when
- realize and [accept, understand, appreciate, recognize]
- [quickly, suddenly, finally, fully] realized
- realize [securities, stocks, bonds]
- the [securities] realized [$10,000]
'realize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
astonished
- blind
- century
- come
- conceited
- dense
- desire
- dumb
- essential
- eventually
- extent
- fail
- fortunate
- greatness
- hindsight
- humble
- impact
- importance
- inability
- inheritance
- intent
- intention
- leap
- little
- more
- outsider
- pawn
- pissed
- profitability
- scope
- sensitivity
- severity
- significance
- stupid
- thinking
- trouble
- utterly
- wig
- wonder