realize vs realise :

realize or realise

“Realize” is the dominant spelling in the US, and “realise” in the UK. Spelling checkers often try to enforce these patterns by labeling the other spelling as an error; but it is good to know that most dictionaries list these as acceptable spelling variants.

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Definitions
  realize
  • v  be fully aware or cognizant of
  • v  perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
    Does she realize how important this decision is?
  • v  make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
  • v  earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • v  convert into cash; of goods and property
  • v  expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
  realise
  • v  earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • v  convert into cash; of goods and property
  • v  expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
  • v  make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
  • v  be fully aware or cognizant of
  • v  perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
News & Articles
  realize
  • Daddy dearest
    I realize this day is supposed to be one of sentimental greeting cards bearing images of footballs and fishing piers and containing nostalgic words about how much our fathers taught us, how they made... read more
    June 16, 2013 - Key West Citizen
  • Reminder never a bad thing for July 1
    Most of us realize that, as of July 1, a new license will be required to hunt.
    June 16, 2013 - Observer-Reporter
  • Don't Go to Work Dressed Like These Employees
    We realize that casual Fridays are a workplace standard, and dressing down on most days is more acceptable these days, especially in IT. But there's a difference between wearing a T-shirt with jeans and a ... chicken suit? Yikes.
    June 15, 2013 - Baseline
  realise
  • Can The World Afford Higher Interest Rates?
    That's the end of QE tapering talk then? Not quite, but it should die down somewhat, give U.S. Fed Reserve conduit Jon Hilsenrath's latest kiss-and-tell article in The Wall Street Journal. Thankfully, it might also stop all the blather about the U.S. and global economies recovering (they're not) and this being the end of the bond bull market (premature). What most investors fail to realise is ...
    June 15, 2013 - Forbes
  • The Miz Talks About John Cena Helping Him, CM Punk Being His Polar Opposite
    John Cena made me realise what I had to do to get ahead in this business,he says. You have to make your own way to the top because no one's going to give the spot to you.
    June 14, 2013 - Lords of Pain
  • Ice Sheets Were Terrifyingly Thick 20,000 Years Ago
    Since our planet was born, it's gone through periods of extreme cold known as ice ages —but you might not realise just how of the cold stuff came with them. Spoiler: a lot. Read more...        
    June 14, 2013 - Gizmodo