materialize
gb/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/ us/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
B2
Anglais
megvalósul, létrejön, felbukkan, előkerül, materializálódik, testet ölt, materializál
VERBE
B2
1
megvalósul
B2
létrejön
B1
Schéma d’usage :
[plan/idea/opportunity/benefit] materializes
After months of переговорs, the deal finally materialized.
Hónapokig tartó tárgyalások után a megállapodás végre létrejött.
We were promised a promotion, but it never materialized.
Megígérték az előléptetést, de abból végül nem lett semmi.
If the funding materializes, the project can start this summer.
Exemples pédagogiques
The job offer didn’t materialize.
Az állásajánlat végül nem jött össze.
Our plans materialized in the end.
A terveink végül megvalósultak.
Erreur fréquente :
Don’t confuse materialize with realize (= understand) or with make (a plan) happen; materialize is usually intransitive (the plan materializes).
Sens
happen or become real
Collocations
plans materialize
|hopes materialize
|fears materialize
|the deal materialized
|the opportunity materialized
|benefits materialize
|results materialize
|nothing materialized
|never materialized
|failed to materialize
Synonymes
happen (More general and less formal.)
|
come about (Often used for events developing over time.)
Antonymes
fizzle out (Stops developing and never happens.)
Thèmes
daily_life
|business
Définition
To happen in real life (especially after you expected it).
To happen or become real after being expected, planned, or talked about.
VERBE
B2
2
Schéma d’usage :
[someone/something] materializes (in/at [place])
A waiter materialized the moment we looked up from the menu.
Amint felnéztünk az étlapról, egy pincér azonnal ott termett.
She materialized at my desk just as I was about to leave.
Pont akkor termett ott az asztalomnál, amikor már indulni készültem.
New problems kept materializing every week.
Exemples pédagogiques
He materialized at the door.
Hirtelen ott termett az ajtóban.
My keys materialized in my bag.
A kulcsaim egyszer csak előkerültek a táskámból.
Erreur fréquente :
Materialize is stronger than appear; it often suggests surprise or no clear explanation for the arrival.
Sens
appear suddenly and unexpectedly
Collocations
materialize out of nowhere
|materialize at the door
|materialize in the room
|materialize beside me
|materialize in front of us
|materialize on the platform
|materialize behind someone
|suddenly materialized
Synonymes
appear (Neutral; less dramatic.)
|
turn up (More informal; emphasizes arriving.)
Antonymes
disappear (Goes out of sight or stops being present.)
Thèmes
daily_life
Définition
To appear suddenly, as if from nowhere.
To appear, arrive, or become visible suddenly, often when not expected.
VERBE
C1
LITERARY
3
testet ölt
C1
Schéma d’usage :
[spirit/object] materializes (into/as [form])
A ghostly face materialized in the mirror.
Egy kísérteties arc materializálódott a tükörben.
The spaceship materialized above the city in a burst of light.
Az űrhajó egy fényvillanásban materializálódott a város fölött.
The fog began to materialize into a human shape.
Exemples pédagogiques
A figure materialized in the dark.
Egy alak materializálódott a sötétben.
The ghost materialized suddenly.
A szellem hirtelen materializálódott.
Erreur fréquente :
In this sense, materialize often implies something unreal or invisible becoming physical; it’s not the usual meaning for everyday plans.
Sens
take visible or physical form
Collocations
materialize into a figure
|materialize as a person
|materialize in a flash
|materialize from mist
|begin to materialize
|fully materialize
Synonymes
manifest (Often suggests a hidden thing becoming apparent or visible.)
|
take shape (Emphasizes forming gradually.)
Antonymes
dematerialize (Stops being physical or visible.)
Thèmes
arts
|fiction
Définition
To become a real, visible thing (often in stories).
To become visible or take physical form, especially in stories, magic, or science fiction.
VERBE
C1
TECHNICAL
4
materializál
C2
Schéma d’usage :
materialize [data/result/view]
The optimizer chose to materialize the subquery to speed up the join.
Az optimalizáló a join felgyorsítása érdekében a részlekérdezés materializálását választotta.
We materialize daily aggregates into a separate table.
A napi aggregátumokat külön táblába materializáljuk.
In this system, views are computed on the fly unless you materialize them.
Erreur fréquente :
This technical sense is different from the everyday sense “happen/appear.”
Sens
compute and store a query result
Collocations
materialize a view
|materialize the results
|materialize a query
|materialize intermediate results
|materialize a dataset
|materialize a table
|materialize output
Synonymes
persist (Emphasizes saving data to storage.)
|
cache (Emphasizes storing for faster access, often temporarily.)
Antonymes
virtualize (Keeps something as a logical/virtual representation rather than a stored copy.)
Thèmes
computing
|data
Définition
In databases, to save the results of a query so they can be used faster later.
In computing, to create a stored, concrete result from a query or calculation (for example, a materialized view).
Grammaire
Forme canonique
materialize
API
GB/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
US/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
Syllabes et accentuation
ma - ter - i - al - ize (5 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: materialize
- 3rd Person Singular: materializes
- Present Participle: materializing
- Past: materialized
Famille de mots
Forms
materializes
verb
materializing
verb
materialized
verb
Core family
materialization
noun C1
material
noun A2
Related words
materially
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
immaterial
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
Expressions
fail to materialize
1/fˈeɪl tə mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
fixed phrase
not happen as expected
To not happen, even though people expected it.
Exemples
- The expected savings failed to materialize.
- Their meeting was postponed when enough support failed to materialize.
- Despite the hype, the new jobs failed to materialize.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The deal failed to materialize.
- The results failed to materialize.
materialize before your eyes
1/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz bɪfˈɔɹ jˈʊɹ ˈaɪz/
fixed phrase
appear suddenly in front of you
To appear suddenly right in front of you.
Exemples
- A huge rainbow seemed to materialize before our eyes.
- The outline of the island materialized before our eyes as the fog lifted.
- With one click, the map materialized before our eyes on the screen.
Exemples pédagogiques
- A face materialized before my eyes.
materialize out of thin air
1/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz ˈaʊt əv θˈɪn ˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
informal
appear as if by magic
To appear suddenly from nowhere.
Exemples
- Extra chairs don’t just materialize out of thin air.
- He materialized out of thin air right when we started talking about him.
- A solution won’t materialize out of thin air—you have to work for it.
Exemples pédagogiques
- She materialized out of thin air.
- The answer won’t materialize out of thin air.