I realize
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I realize is a discourse marker signaling that the speaker acknowledges something before making a contrasting point or request: I realize you're busy, but this is urgent.
It preemptively addresses an objection or shows awareness of circumstances that might work against what follows.
The phrase softens assertions by demonstrating the speaker has considered the other perspective.
- understandGrasp the meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
- awakenRouse from slumber
- wake up callAlert that demands attention
epiphany · light bulb moment · clarity · dawn · recognize · discover · see · perceive · insight · aha · moment · sudden clarity · truth · come to terms · aware · conscious · enlighten · click
- I statementsI am, I feel, I think, I believe, I want
- perception phrasesI see, I feel, I notice, I sense, looks like
- acknowledgmentsacknowledgment, acknowledgement, acknowledgments, acknowledgment, dedications
realize, realization, realizations, realized, realizing, realizable, unrealized, real, reals