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Deborahjeong Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Does realizing the goal mean understanding it or achieving it?

Emotion: smile
He realized the goal.
Does it mean he understood the goal or he fulfilled the goal? Could you help me clarify it? Thank you always.
  

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deborahjeong He realized the goal. I think the sentence above means he understood what the goal is because of the word "the". It denotes that "goal" in that sentence is not the subject's own goal.

— Bengpot

  • deborahjeong He realized the goal.
  • I think the sentence above means he understood what the goal is because of the word "the".
  • It denotes that "goal" in that sentence is not the subject's own goal.
  • " the it could have meant "to achieve (the goal) which the subject was hoping for.
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deborahjeong

He realized the goal.

I think the sentence above means he understood what the goal is because of the word "the". It denotes that "goal" in that sentence is not the subject's own goal.

If the sentence were "He realized his goal." the it could have meant "to achieve (the goal) which the subject was hopi

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deborahjeongHe realized the goal.

~ He achieved the goal.

Of course, context might contradict this.

deborahjeongHe realized what the goal was.

~ He understood the goal.

CJ

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