German word

verwirklichen

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁklɪçn̩/

Meaning

  • verbrealize

Example

Wir verwirklichen unseren Traum.

We are realizing our dream.

Illustration for verwirklichen (realize)

More examples

Nach jahrelanger Arbeit konnten sie endlich ihren Plan verwirklichen.

After years of work, they were finally able to realize their plan.

Core concept

A plan or dream crosses from the mind into concrete reality.

Common phrases

  • einen Traum verwirklichen

    realize a dream

  • Pläne verwirklichen

    realize plans

  • Ideen verwirklichen

    realize ideas

Similar words

realisieren: To make a plan or idea real by carrying it out.
umsetzen: To put a plan or proposal into action through concrete steps.
erreichen: To attain a goal or reach a desired state.
erfüllen: To fulfill an expectation, condition, promise, or wish.

Definition in German

Ein Ziel, Plan oder Wunsch tatsächlich in die Praxis umsetzen und real werden lassen.

Word origin

Verwirklichen derives from wirklich, meaning 'real', with the prefix ver- and the infinitive ending -en, forming the sense 'make real'.

Usage tips

  • Verwirklichen is transitive, as in 'einen Traum verwirklichen', and its nonseparable prefix gives the participle 'verwirklicht' without ge.

Other meanings

  • materializeverb
  • implementverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Verwirklichungrealizationnoun
  • Verwirklicherrealizernoun
  • verwirklichbarrealizableadjective

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