realize
verb (ACHIEVE) (UK usually realise) /ˈrɪə.laɪz/
/ˈriː.ə-/ Definition
C1 [T] to achieve something you were hoping for: Lots of money, a luxury house, a fast car - Danny had realized all his ambitions by the age of 25.Causing things to happen sb's worst fears are realized [T] › used for saying that something that someone was worrying about really happened: Ten years later her worst fears were realized.Causing anxiety and worryMaking people sad, shocked and upsetOccurring and happening
(Definition of realize verb (ACHIEVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alarm verb
- alarming adjective
- catch up with sb phrasal verb (CAUSE PROBLEMS)
- come back to bite sb idiom
- come back/home to roost idiom
- concerning adjective
- disturb verb (WORRY)
- dread verb
- flap verb (BEHAVE NERVOUSLY)
- frighten sb/sth away/off phrasal verb
- get/go beyond a joke idiom
- give sb the jitters idiom
- gnaw verb (FEEL WORRIED)
- harass verb
- stressful adjective
- tense adjective (NERVOUS)
- troubling adjective
- unnerve verb
- unsettling adjective (WORRYING)
- weigh on sb/sth phrasal verb
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