Memory Remember I People ˈmeməri Bad Died Noun

• i have a bad memory for names.
• people have short memories (= they soon forget).
• he had a long memory for people who had disappointed him.
• he had a great memory for detail.

memory

1. your ability to remember things
• SEE ALSO photographic memory
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/photographic-memory
• I have a bad memory for names.
• People have short memories (= they soon forget).
• He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him.
• He had a great memory for detail.
• She can recite the whole poem from memory.
• He suffered memory loss for weeks after the accident.
• Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you.
• The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory.
• I quickly committed the number of the car to memory (= learned and remembered it).
• Culture is the unit of collective memory, keeping the past alive.
2. the period of time that a person or group of people is able to remember events
• SEE ALSO folk memory
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/folk-memory
• There hasn’t been peace in the country in my memory.
• It was the worst storm in recent memory.
• This hasn't happened within living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it).
3. a thought of something that you remember from the past
• SYNONYM recollection
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/recollection
• Her poems are often based on childhood memories.
• I have vivid memories of my grandparents.
• My mother has fond memories of those days.
• I have many happy memories of working there.
• The snow outside makes summer feel like a distant memory.
• What is your earliest memory?
• The photos bring back lots of good memories.
• This music evokes painful memories.

Extra Examples

• The simple melody evokes fond memories of childhood.
• We laughed and shared memories of Ella and Jake growing up.
4. what is remembered about somebody after they have died
• Her memory lives on (= we still remember her).
• Their behaviour insults the memory of those who died for this country.
• They held a feast to honour the memory of Patroclus, his slain comrade.
5. the part of a computer where information is stored; the amount of space in a computer for storing information
• SEE ALSO flash memory
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/flash-memory
• 32 gigabytes of memory
• Have you got enough memory available to run the program?
6. if something is etched on your heart, memory, etc. you remember it because it has made a strong impression on you
7. to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily
8. if I remember correctly
9. intended to show respect and remind people of somebody who has died
• He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.
• The statue was erected to the memory of my father.
10. to say or do something that makes somebody remember something
• Maybe these letters will help to jog your memory.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor ‘mindful, remembering’.