verb · neutral
materialize
UK/məˈtɪəriəlaɪz/US/məˈtɪriəlaɪz/ma·TE·ri·al·ize
Band 5-6task2speaking
to become real or actually happen; to appear
Examples
“The promised funding did not materialize until months later.”
“Hopes for a quick recovery materialized only in the second year.”
“Plans to build a new school finally materialized last summer.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although numerous proposals were discussed, few materialized into concrete policy changes.”
Collocations
- plans/materialize
- hopes materialize
- promised funding materialize
Word family
materialize verbmaterialization nounmaterialized adjective / past participle
Common mistakes
The plans materialize next year.→The plans will materialize next year.
His ideas materialized to success.→His ideas materialized in success.
Say it for a higher band
5happen→6come true→7+materialize
Synonyms
happen
Easily confused
happen
“Many projects happen every year, but few actually materialize into long-term benefits.”
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