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Notice vs Realize

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Notice vs Realize

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What's the difference between these similar verbs? Well, let's find out.

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Do you know the difference between the words "notice" and "realise"?

realise/realize 🇬🇧 /🇺🇸

to notice

“to see”, to become aware of something you hadn’t seen before. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you fully understand the reasons behind it or its consequences.

to realise

“to understand”, to actively think about something and grasp its meaning fully.

'The definitions of realise include the word "know", while the definition of notice includes "see,hear or feel".'

I noticed that I was in love. I realised that I was in love.

Notice is more about the senses and physical impressions 👁️, whereas realise is related to the mind and thought processes 🧠.

You can notice someone 🧍 or something ❓, but you can only realise abstract things (=a fact, an idea).

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I didn’t realize her even though she was sitting in front of me at the theatre.

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When you “___” someone, you see them (in a crowd, for example).

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They ___ they had made a mistake after she explained the situation.

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I ___ he was tired from the look on his face but, didn’t I know why.

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You can use “realize” to talk about people → “I realized her coming.”

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realise/realize 🇬🇧 /🇺🇸

to notice

to realise

'The definitions of realise include the word "know", while the definition of notice includes "see,hear or feel".'

I noticed that I was in love. I realised that I was in love.

Notice is more about the senses and physical impressions 👁️, whereas realise is related to the mind and thought processes 🧠.

You can notice someone 🧍 or something ❓, but you can only realise abstract things (=a fact, an idea).

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