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Memory Remember I People ˈmeməri Bad Died Noun

Word memory
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈmeməri / NAmE / ˈmeməri /
Example
  • 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.
  • she can recite the whole poem from memory.
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memory

(noun)BrE / ˈmeməri / NAmE / ˈmeməri /
  1. your ability to remember things
    • 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.
    • She can recite the whole poem from memory.
    • He suffered loss of memory for weeks after the accident.
    • Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you.
    • I quickly committed the number of the car to memory(= learned and remembered it).
    • The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory.
  2. the period of time that somebody is able to remember events
    • There hasn’t been peace in the country in/within my memory.
    • It was the worst storm in recent memory.
    • This hasn't happened in living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it happening).
  3. a thought of something that you remember from the past
    • synonym recollection
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/recollection
    • childhood memories
    • I have vivid memories of my grandparents.
    • What is your earliest memory?
    • The photos bring back lots of good memories.
  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.
  5. the part of a computer where information is stored; the amount of space in a computer for storing information
    • see also RAM
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ram_3
    • Have you got enough memory available to run the program?
  6. if something is etched on your memory, 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’.
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