get the memo
get the memo verb: to receive an item of information.
Verb
get the memo (third-person singular simple present gets the memo, present participle getting the memo, simple past got the memo, past participle (UK) got the memo or (US) gotten the memo)
- To receive an item of information.
- Apart from that, it was England’s attack against Latvia’s massed defence. Marcus Rashford had got the memo to take on his man; he was positive, although the end product consistently eluded him.2025 March 24, David Hytner, “Reece James bends it like Beckham to help England break down Latvia”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2025
- To be aware of the current state of affairs.
- Well it's a bit late now, to suddenly start caring about that. I guess you didn't get the memo?
- They've gotten it into their head that there's a mystical secret to academic success, and they just didn't get the memo.2010, Ana Homayoun, That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week, Penguin, →ISBN
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, memo.
Antonyms of get the memo
Forms of get the memo
| third-person singular present | gets the memo |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting the memo |
| past | got the memo |
| past participle UK | got the memo |
| past participle US | gotten the memo |
Questions about get the memo
- What does get the memo mean?
- Get the memo means to receive an item of information.
- What part of speech is get the memo?
- Get the memo is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get the memo?
- The past tense of get the memo is got the memo.
Words near get the memo in the dictionary
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