realize

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Inflections of 'realize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

realizes: v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

realizing: v pres p (US & UK)

realized: v past (US & UK)

realized: v past p (US & UK)

recognize - realize

‘recognize’

If you recognize someone or something, you know who or what they are because you have seen them before, or because they have been described to you.

She didn't recognize me at first.

Doctors are trained to recognize the symptoms of depression.

If you recognize something such as a problem, you accept that it exists.

Governments are beginning to recognize the problem.

We recognize this as a genuine need.

‘realize’

If you become aware of a fact, don't say that you ‘recognize’ it. Say that you realize it.

I realized Martha was right.

She realized that she was going to be late.

understand - realize

‘understand’

If you can understand someone or can understand what they are saying, you know what they mean.

His lecture was confusing; no one could understand the terminology.

Her accent was hard to understand.

If you say that you understand that something is true, you mean that you have been told that it is true.

I understand he's been married before.

There was no definite evidence, I understand.

‘realize’

Don't use understand to say that someone becomes aware of something. Don't say, for example, ‘Until he stopped working he hadn’t understood how late it was'. You say ‘Until he stopped working he hadn’t realized how late it was'.

As soon as I saw him, I realized that I'd seen him before.

'realize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

get to - only - recognize - understand

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