1. © Fujitsu Limited, 2011 To realize By Susan Assad CLEAR ! Chronicle of Leads in English And Resources

2. © Fujitsu Limited, 2011 Definition Do you realize how many times you use the word Realize during one day and don’t realize you are actually not using this word correctly? If you haven’t realized this yet, keep on reading… The Longman Dictionary of English defines the word as follows To understand, to believe, to become conscious of Examples As soon as we realized something was wrong, we stopped the testing phase People don’t realize how serious this recession has actually been and how it has affected our organization Therefore, we cannot use such a word with terms such as tests, work, systems and projects as it is often heard 1

3. © Fujitsu Limited, 2011 Uses The verbs to be used in such contexts are described as follows We do not realize a project but rather…. Fulfill, lead, conduct, carry out, execute, handle, conclude a project We do not realize a system but rather… Build, create, or implement a system We do not realize tests but rather… Run or conduct tests We do not realize work but rather… Achieve, fulfill or accomplish work 2

4. © Fujitsu Limited, 2011 3 Hope this is CLEAR !