memorize
Syllables: mem·or·izeUK/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/
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Australia/ˈmem.əˌɹɑɪ̯z/
memorize verb: to fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
Verb
memorize (third-person singular simple present memorizes, present participle memorizing, simple past and past participle memorized)
- To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
- I wanted to look up velleity and quotidian and memorize the fuckers for all time, spell them, learn them, pronounce them syllable by syllable—vocalize, phonate, utter the sounds, say the words for all they're worth.2007, Don DeLillo, Underworld: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Scribner Classics, →ISBN, page 543
- Many years ago there was a rumor that a basketball star (Jerry Lucas of the New York Knicks) had memorized the entire Manhattan phone book.2009, A Practical Study of Argument, →ISBN, page 123
memorize meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
memorize in Tamil
- உருவிடு, உருப்போடு, நினைவில் வை, மனப்பாடம் செய், மனனம் செய், நெட்டுரு செய்
memorize in Bengali
- to commit to memory, to learn by heart
- মুখস্থ করা mukhostho kora
memorize in Telugu
- to memorize, to put in memory
- గురుతుపెట్టు gurutupeṭṭu
memorize in Malayalam
- remember, commit to memory, learn by heart
- മനഃപാഠം പഠിക്കുക, ഓർമ്മയിൽ വയ്ക്കുക, ഓർത്തുവയ്ക്കുക, ഓർക്കുക, ഓരുക, ഓർമ്മിച്ചുവയ്ക്കുക
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- memorize in Kannada
- ಉರುಹಾಕು, ಉರುಹಚ್ಚು, ಗಟ್ಟಿಮಾಡು, ನೆನಪಿಡು
- memorize in Arabic
- حَفِظَ ḥafiẓa
- memorize in Malay
- menghafalkan
- memorize in Persian
- از برم کردن az barm kardan, یادانیدن yâdânidan
- memorize in Thai
- จดจำ jòt-jam
- memorize in Vietnamese
- ghi nhớ, ghi chép
Examples of memorize in a sentence
- Keep that list in front of you, or memorize it cold.
- We had to memorize two Rashis for homework.
- He struggled to memorize the lyrics.
Forms of memorize
| third-person singular present | memorizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | memorizing |
| past participle | memorized |
| past | memorized |
| alternative form | memorise |
Words formed from memorize
Questions about memorize
- What does memorize mean?
- Memorize means to fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
- What is memorize in Tamil?
- Memorize in Tamil is உருவிடு, உருப்போடு, நினைவில் வை. See Memorize meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is memorize?
- Memorize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce memorize?
- Memorize is pronounced /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of memorize?
- The past tense of memorize is memorized.
Words near memorize in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: memorize (page history and authors); memorize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గురుతుపెట్టు (Telugu) (page history and authors); memorize (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); memorize (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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