realization

English edit

Alternative forms edit

realisation

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌɹiəlɪˈzeɪʃən/, /-laɪˈzeɪʃən/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌɹiə-/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun edit

realization (countable and uncountable, plural realizations)

The act of realizing, as:
2. 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.
4. 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.
  
  Coordinate terms: embodiment, eventualization, incarnation, instantiation, execution
6. The result of an artistic effort.
  The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.

Derived terms edit

self-realization

Related terms edit

Translations edit

act of figuring out or becoming aware

Dutch: besef (nl) n
Finnish: tajuaminen (fi), ymmärrys (fi)
French: connaissance (fr) f
German: Erkenntnis (de) f
Hungarian: ráeszmélés, rádöbbenés
Italian: presa di coscienza f
Malayalam: തിരിച്ചറിയൽ (tiriccaṟiyal)
Polish: uświadomienie n
Russian: понима́ние (ru) n (ponimánije), осозна́ние (ru) n (osoznánije)

act of making real

Belarusian: рэаліза́цыя f (realizácyja)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 實現／实现 (zh) (shíxiàn)
Dutch: vervulling (nl) f, voltooiing (nl) f, verwezenlijking (nl) f
Finnish: toteuttaminen (fi), realisointi (fi)
French: réalisation (fr)
German: Verwirklichung (de) f, Realisation f, Erfüllung (de) f, Umsetzung (de) f
Hungarian: megvalósítás (hu)
Indonesian: realisasi (id)
Japanese: 実現 (ja) (じつげん, jitsugen)
Malayalam: സാക്ഷാത്കാരം (ml) (sākṣātkāraṁ)
Maori: whakatinanatanga
Polish: realizacja (pl) f
Portuguese: realização (pt)
Russian: осуществле́ние (ru) n (osuščestvlénije), выполне́ние (ru) n (vypolnénije), исполне́ние (ru) n (ispolnénije), реализа́ция (ru) f (realizácija)
Swedish: förverkligande (sv) n, realisering (sv) c
Ukrainian: реаліза́ція f (realizácija)

result of an artistic effort

Finnish: toteutus (fi)
Malayalam: സാക്ഷാത്കാരം (ml) (sākṣātkāraṁ)
Polish: realizacja (pl) f
Russian: постано́вка (ru) f (postanóvka)

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Translations to be checked

French: réalisation (fr)
Serbo-Croatian: остварење n (ostvarenje)
Spanish: comprensión (es) (1), realización (es) (2)

Anagrams edit

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