realisation
the moment when you understand something clearly
a moment or process of becoming aware of something or understanding it clearly, especially something important or unpleasant
the process of making something happen in real life
the act or process of making an idea, plan, or possibility become real or achieved
the money you get when you sell something
the amount of money obtained when property, investments, or other assets are sold
a particular way an idea is made real
a particular form in which an idea, design, or plan is made concrete or put into practice
the way a sound is pronounced in real speech
in linguistics, the actual pronunciation or surface form that a phoneme or other abstract unit takes in speech
- Base: realisation
- Plural: realisation, realisations
a dawning realisation
1slowly growing understanding
a slow understanding that grows over time
- There was a dawning realisation that the situation was worse than they thought.
- A dawning realisation spread across her face.
- The meeting ended with a dawning realisation that the plan needed rethinking.
- I felt a dawning realisation that I should leave.
a moment of realisation
1brief time of understanding
a short moment when you understand something
- There was a moment of realisation when he saw the empty seat.
- Her smile faded in a moment of realisation.
- The photo brought a sudden moment of realisation.
- It was a moment of realisation.
a sudden realisation
1instant understanding
a very quick understanding
- She had a sudden realisation that the room was silent.
- A sudden realisation stopped him mid-sentence.
- With a sudden realisation, I remembered where I’d seen her before.
- I had a sudden realisation.
come to the realisation (that)
1begin to understand something
to start to understand something
- She came to the realisation that she needed to change jobs.
- We slowly came to the realisation that the deadline was impossible.
- He came to the realisation that no one was coming to help.
- I came to the realisation that I was wrong.
reach the realisation (that)
1arrive at an understanding
to finally understand something
- After months of arguments, they reached the realisation that they needed counselling.
- She reached the realisation that she couldn’t do everything alone.
- We eventually reached the realisation that the data was unreliable.
- He reached the realisation that he must apologise.
the realisation dawned on [someone]
1understanding arrives gradually
someone slowly starts to understand something
- The realisation dawned on him that he’d been tricked.
- As she read the email again, the realisation dawned on her that it was a scam.
- The realisation dawned on us that we were lost.
- The realisation dawned on me that I forgot my keys.