materialize
verb /məˈtɪəriəlaɪz/
/məˈtɪriəlaɪz/
(British English also materialise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they materialize | /məˈtɪəriəlaɪz/ /məˈtɪriəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it materializes | /məˈtɪəriəlaɪzɪz/ /məˈtɪriəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple materialized | /məˈtɪəriəlaɪzd/ /məˈtɪriəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle materialized | /məˈtɪəriəlaɪzd/ /məˈtɪriəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form materializing | /məˈtɪəriəlaɪzɪŋ/ /məˈtɪriəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (usually used in negative sentences) to take place or start to exist as expected or planned
- The promotion he had been promised failed to materialize.
Extra Examples- The hoped-for boom never materialized.
- We learned we must take threats seriously before they fully materialize.
- Fortunately his fears never materialized.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- never
- suddenly
- fully
- …
- fail to
- [intransitive] to appear suddenly and/or in a way that cannot be explained
- A tall figure suddenly materialized at her side.
- (informal) The train failed to materialize (= it did not come).
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- never
- suddenly
- fully
- …
- fail to