Hit
Realize
Realize verb - To come to an awareness of.
Usage example: I just realized that I can't go out to dinner tonight because I'm supposed to babysit for our neighbor
Hit and realize are semantically related in acquisition topic. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Realize", if it concerns topics such as get.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The soldiers have one when they realize just how big the Hun army is, then Shan-Yu has one when he realizes that even though Mulan missed him, she hit exactly what she meant to hit.
Source: Oh Crap / Animated Film - Reynard: "You may hit me as much as you like, as long as you realize that I will one day hit you back."
Source: Badass Boast / Literature -
They immediately begin checking each other to see who was hit, until they realize that the shrapnel hit a flask of tomato soup.
Source: A Bloody Mess
Cite this Source
Realize and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/realize
Hit & Realize. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/realize>.
Realize or Hit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/realize.
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