Englishrealize
verb
1 it took him a moment to realize what she meant | I realized someone was watching me:
register, perceive, discern, be/become aware of (the fact that), be/become conscious of (the fact that), notice;
understand, grasp, take in, comprehend, see, recognize, work out, fathom (out), appreciate, ascertain, apprehend, be/become cognizant of, know, conceive;
discover, find;
see the light;
informal latch onto, cotton onto, catch onto, tumble to, get, figure out, get a fix on, wrap one's mind around, get the message, get the picture, have an aha moment;
British, informal twig, suss;
North American, informal savvy;
rare cognize.
2 he realized a 15-year dream by restoring the castle to its original glory:
fulfill, achieve, accomplish, make real, make a reality, make happen, make concrete, bring to fruition, bring about, bring off, consummate, perform, carry out, carry through, execute, actualize, effect;
rare effectuate, reify.
3 he had been able to realize significant trading profits for his companies:
make, obtain, clear, acquire, gain, bring in, reap;
earn, return, produce.