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realization

UK/ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//ˌɹiə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

realization noun: an act of figuring out or becoming aware.

Noun

realization (countable and uncountable, plural realizations)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
    • He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.
    • A bath is a lovely relaxing event, until the realization that you're soaking in your own crud.
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US) The act of making real.
    • He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.
    • The realization of the plan took several years.
  3. (British, English, Oxford, US) The result of an artistic effort.
    • The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.
  4. (British, English, Oxford, US) The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
    • The realization of -nd as -nn- is not uncommon in the Nuorese dialects.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 79

realization meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam

realization in Hindi

realization, understanding
एहसास ehsās
realization, insight
अनुभूति anubhūti

realization in Tamil

கைவரப் பெறுதல், உணர்தல் கைக்கொள்ளுதல், ஞானோதயம்

realization in Bengali

উপলব্ধি, বাস্তবায়ন

realization in Malayalam

act of figuring out or becoming aware
തിരിച്ചറിയൽ tiriccaṟiyal
act of making real
സാക്ഷാത്കാരം sākṣātkāraṁ
result of an artistic effort
സാക്ഷാത്കാരം sākṣātkāraṁ
More languagesFewer languages
realization in Sanskrit
साक्षात्कार sākṣātkāra
realization in Arabic
تَحْقِيق taḥqīq
realization in Indonesian
realisasi

Examples of realization in a sentence

  • The realization dawned on him that few would pass that final exam.
  • The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.
  • The team played a spiritless first half, just going through the motions. But the realization they were playing for their sick friend energized them for the second half.

All 40 example sentences with realization

Forms of realization

pluralrealizations
alternative formrealisation

Plural of realization: realizations

Origin of realization

From French réalisation, from Middle French; equivalent to realize + -ation.

Words formed from realization

Questions about realization

What does realization mean?
Realization means an act of figuring out or becoming aware.
What is realization in Hindi?
Realization in Hindi is एहसास (ehsās), अनुभूति (anubhūti). See Realization meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is realization?
Realization is a noun.
How do you pronounce realization?
Realization is pronounced /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of realization?
The plural of realization is realizations.

Words near realization in the dictionary

  1. realizably
  2. realizate
  3. realizated
  4. realizates
  5. realizating
  6. realization
  7. realizational
  8. realizationally
  9. realizations
  10. realizator
  11. realizators

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: realization (page history and authors); अनुभूति (Hindi) (page history and authors); realization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); realization (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); साक्षात्कार (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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