at first realize

Frequency: 6.57.1 per million words

to have an initial understanding of something, which might change later

realizeADVERB + realize

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at first

Examples (10)

  • The situation was more complicated than they had at first realized.
  • He didn't at first realize the depth of her sadness.
  • I at first realized it was a misunderstanding, but later understood the true intention.
  • She seemed fine, but I at first didn't realize the effort it took.
  • They at first didn't realize the impact of their decision on others.
  • What we at first realized as a small problem grew into a major crisis.
  • You might not at first realize the complexity of the project.
  • It took him a while to at first realize the full implications.
  • We at first realized only a fraction of the data was missing.
  • She couldn't at first realize how important that conversation would be.