realize, know

realize, know
Realize means "to grasp clearly," "to understand fully." It is a stronger word than know, which also means "to perceive" or "to apprehend" but without the thoroughness and completeness suggested by realize. Realize also suggests the idea of warning or emphasizing."I know that you are tired." "Do you realize that you might catch a cold in your weakened condition?" "You know that you are already late, but do you realize what the penalties for lateness may be?"

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  • know — See realize. See realize, know …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • realize — See realize, know …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • realize — rea‧lize [ˈrɪəlaɪz] also realise verb [transitive] 1. realize money/​profits etc FINANCE to make money from something: • He estimated they could realize $115 million on the sale before taxes. • The company was able …   Financial and business terms

  • know — I verb absorb, apperceive, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, be apprised of, be informed, cognize, comprehend, conceive, conclude, conjecture, deduce, digest, discern, fathom, find, gather, glean, grasp, identify, infer, internalize, learn,… …   Law dictionary

  • realize — re·al·ize / rē ə ˌlīz/ vt ized, iz·ing 1: to convert into money 2: to obtain or incur (as a gain or loss) esp. as the result of a sale, exchange, or other disposition of an asset realized a loss when the house was sold compare recogni …   Law dictionary

  • realize — [v1] appreciate, become aware of apprehend, be cognizant of, become conscious of, catch, catch on*, comprehend, conceive, discern, envisage, envision, fancy*, feature*, get, get it*, get the idea*, get the picture*, get through one’s head*, grasp …   New thesaurus

  • know — [v1] understand information apperceive, appreciate, apprehend, be acquainted, be cognizant, be conversant in, be informed, be learned, be master of, be read, be schooled, be versed, cognize, comprehend, differentiate, discern, discriminate,… …   New thesaurus

  • know something as well as I do — know sth as well as ˈI do idiom used to criticize sb by saying that they should realize or understand sth • You know as well as I do that you re being unreasonable. Main entry: ↑knowidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • know — know1 W1S1 [nəu US nou] v past tense knew [nju: US nu:] past participle known [nəun US noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(have information)¦ 2¦(be sure)¦ 3¦(be familiar with somebody/something)¦ 4¦(realize)¦ 5¦(skill/experience)¦ 6¦(know somebody s qualities)¦ 7… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • realize — also ise BrE verb (transitive not usually in progressive) 1 KNOW STH S IMPORTANCE to know and understand the importance of something: realize (that): Do you realize that you re an hour late? | realize who/what/how etc: I realize how much she… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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