Memory

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To be something that one will always remember
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be engraved on/in your heart/memory/mind
The day you were born is just engraved in my memory—I could never forget what it felt like to hold you for the first time.
be something that you will never forget because it affected you so strongly
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be etched on your heart/memory/mind
The image of their son holding up the championship trophy would be etched on their memories forever.
To make an effort to learn something; to memorize something.
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commit (something) to memory
Everyone in our English class had to commit a poem to memory and then recite it before the class. I just can't seem to commit your phone number to memory!
Learn by heart/ memorize
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commit to memory
The director insisted that the altos commit their part to memory by Tuesday
Considering a set or series of memories of one's past life; likened to a roadway that one may visit or take a tour of
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down memory lane
To retain the memory of someone fondly.
at least I've enshrined her memory in my heart.
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enshrine (someone's) memory in (one's) heart
While I'm heartbroken that Grandma is gone
to preserve the image of someone or something in one's memory
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freeze (someone or something) in (someone's) memory
I tried to freeze her in my memory so I would have her with me always. I froze the scene in my memory.
To reminisce over memories of past events
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go down memory lane
especially happy ones.
To have a clear memory of events that happened long ago.
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have a long memory
I always have a long memory for people who disrespect me. Once you're in my bad books you're there forever!
To have an exceptionally good memory. An allusion to the fact that elephants are known to have great memories.
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have a memory like an elephant
Mom has a memory like an elephant so ask her what Joe's phone number is.
To be exceptionally forgetful or absentminded.
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have a mind/memory like a sieve
John has a mind like a sieve—I had to leave him three separate reminders about the play tomorrow night!
correctly
If memory serve you were looking for a copy of his new book last time. Good news—we just got some in.
- If my memory is correct.
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if my memory serves me well
etc.
In a recent enough time as to be remembered by people who are alive today.
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in living memory
There hasn't been a blizzard like this in living memory!
As a memorial to someone or something; to honor or remember someone or something.
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in memory of (someone or something)
In the relatively recent past.
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in recent memory
To cause one to remember something.
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jog somebody's memory
I had no recollection of that vacation until the photo jogged my memory.
To be able to recite or recount the entirety of something from memory alone
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know (something) from memory
without having to consult some reference
proverb If you're going to lie successfully you need to be able to remember and keep track of your lies
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liars need good memories
A clear memory of events that happened long ago.
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long memory
To bring additional pages of virtual memory in from a secondary storage for use in the main memory.
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page in
To shift pages of virtual memory out of the main memory and into a secondary or virtual storage cache. A noun or pronoun can be used between "page" and "out."
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page out
To remind one (about something); to help one to recall something.
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refresh somebody's/your memory
To be forgotten/ especially of an obligation
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slip (one's) memory
I'm sorry I didn't call you back sooner it totally slipped my memory.
To be forgotten especially of an obligation.
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slip somebody's memory/mind
I'm sorry I didn't call you back sooner it totally slipped my mind.
To cause one to reminisce over memories of past events
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take (one) down memory lane
especially happy ones.
To cause one to reminisce over memories of past events
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take a stroll/trip/walk down memory lane
especially happy ones.
to memorize
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to learn by heart
To honor the memory
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to commemorate
at the same time
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simultaneously
recall to mind
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to recollect / recollection
To cause to remember
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to remind (of / about)
mechanical or habitual repetition
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rote learning
To attend or experience
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take in
[for something that was to be remembered] to be forgotten.
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to slip your mind
To study often intensely
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to hit the books
To struggle to recall or think of something
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to rack your brain
to learn by heart / to memorize
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to commit to memory
to evoke a memory
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to ring a bell
Knowledge or understanding of something. Typically used in the negative to show that one does not know something.
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not to have the foggiest idea
nearly forgotten memories
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foggy / hazy / dim memories
remaining distinct in the mind
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vivid memories
to remind/stimulate
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to jog your memory
fail to keep informed or aware
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lose the track of your thinking
Almost able to be recalled
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on the tip of my tongue

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