memorise

/'meməraiz/

Thân thiện

The student tries to memorise the poem for class.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To commit something to memory; to learn something by heart so that it can be recalled exactly.

Usage

The verb "memorise" (US spelling: "memorize") describes the conscious, deliberate act of storing information in one's memory through repetition or study. It implies an effort to learn something word-for-word or in precise detail.

Examples

• Verb:
  • She tried to memorise all the important dates for the history exam.
  • Actors must memorise their scripts before rehearsals begin.
  • I have memorised my new phone number.

Advanced Usage

• "to memorise something verbatim": to learn something by heart exactly as it is written or spoken.
  • The student was asked to memorise the poem verbatim.
• "to have something memorised": indicates the completed state of having learned something by heart.
  • By the day of the presentation, he had his entire speech memorised.

Variants and Related Words

• Memorisation (noun, UK spelling; US: ): The process or act of memorising.
  • Rote memorisation is a common study technique.
• Memoriser (noun): A person who memorises.
  • He is a quick memoriser of facts and figures.

Synonyms

• Learn by heart: To learn something so thoroughly that it can be recited from memory.
• Commit to memory: A more formal phrase meaning to memorise.

Antonyms

• Forget: To fail to remember.
• Overlook: To fail to notice or consider.

Related Phrases

• Off by heart: Knowing something perfectly from memory.
  • She knows the entire periodic table off by heart.
• Know by rote: To have memorised something through repetition, often without full understanding.
  • The children recited the times tables by rote.

Học thuật

Verb

1. commit to memory; learn by heart
   • Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?

Từ đồng nghĩa

• memorize
• con
• learn