realise

Come to understand

Realise is the British spelling of realize.

The core meaning is to become aware of something: I realised I'd left my wallet at home.

It also means to make real or bring into being: She finally realised her dream of opening a restaurant.

In finance, to realise assets is to convert them to cash.

understand

comprehend

To fully understand

fathom · recognize · apprehend · cognize · see · acknowledge · appreciate · interpret · deduce · infer

achieve

accomplish

Complete successfully

materialize · manifest · bring about · execute · complete · effectuate · make happen · produce · deliver · secure

epiphany

revelation

Surprising disclosed truth

awakening · aha · eureka · flash · discovery · illumination · satori · clarity · lightbulb moment · moment of truth

awareness

consciousness

State of sentient awareness

alertness · recognition · understanding · discernment · comprehension · perception · knowledge · insight

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Opposites
understanding/awareness

realisemisunderstand

Grasp incorrectly

overlook · miss · misconstrue · ignore · confuse

achieving/accomplishing

realiseabandon

Leave behind permanently

fail · unrealised · abolish · forsake · neglect

correct interpretation

realisemisconstrue

Understand incorrectly

misinterpret · confuse · confound · bamboozle · misread

Phrases
Family

realize, reality, realized, realization, realizing, realism, realizes, realised, realises

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Known to kids · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G