Memorize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

commit to memory; learn by heart

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛmɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛməɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛməɹˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɛmɚɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

memorise con learn

Parts of Speech

verb	commit to memory; learn by heart “Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?”

Word Forms

memorization	noun	learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
memorizer	noun	a person who learns by rote
memory	noun	something that is remembered
memorisation	noun	learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
memoriser	noun	a person who learns by rote

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auswendig lernen

sich ins Gedächtnis einprägen; auswendig lernen

🇫🇷French

mémoriser

s'engager dans la mémoire ; apprendre par cœur

🇪🇸Spanish

memorizar

aprender de memoria; aprender de memoria

🇮🇹Italian

memorizzare

impegnarsi nella memoria; imparare a memoria

🇳🇱Dutch

memoriseren

vastleggen in het geheugen; uit je hoofd leren

🇵🇹Portuguese

memorizar

comprometa-se com a memória; aprenda de cor

🇷🇺Russian

запоминать

запомнить; учить наизусть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

याद

स्मृति के प्रति प्रतिबद्ध; कंठस्थ करना

🇧🇩Bengali

মুখস্থ করা

স্মৃতিতে প্রতিশ্রুতিবদ্ধ; হৃদয় দিয়ে শিখুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மனப்பாடம்

நினைவாற்றலுக்கு உறுதி; இதயத்தால் கற்றுக்கொள்ளுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కంఠస్థం చేస్తారు

జ్ఞాపకశక్తికి కట్టుబడి; గుండె ద్వారా నేర్చుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लक्षात ठेवा

स्मृती करण्यासाठी वचनबद्ध; मनापासून शिका

🇮🇳Gujarati

યાદ રાખવું

મેમરી માટે પ્રતિબદ્ધ; હૃદયથી શીખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಂಠಪಾಠ ಮಾಡಿ

ಸ್ಮರಣೆಗೆ ಬದ್ಧರಾಗಿರಿ; ಹೃದಯದಿಂದ ಕಲಿಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനഃപാഠമാക്കുക

ഓർമ്മയിൽ പ്രതിബദ്ധത; മനസ്സുകൊണ്ട് പഠിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਾਦ

ਮੈਮੋਰੀ ਲਈ ਵਚਨਬੱਧ; ਦਿਲ ਨਾਲ ਸਿੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حفظ کرنا

یادداشت کا عہد کرنا؛ دل سے سیکھیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

记住

记住;用心学习

🇯🇵Japanese

暗記する

記憶に留める。暗記して学ぶ

🇰🇷Korean

암기하다

기억에 전념하다; 마음으로 배우다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ghi nhớ

cam kết ghi nhớ; học thuộc lòng

🇹🇭Thai

จดจำ

มุ่งมั่นในความทรงจำ เรียนรู้ด้วยใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghafal

menghafal; menghafalkan

🇵🇭Filipino

kabisaduhin

mangako sa memorya; matuto sa pamamagitan ng puso

🇲🇾Malay

menghafal

komited untuk ingatan; belajar dengan hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حفظ

الالتزام بالذاكرة؛ تعلم عن ظهر قلب

🇮🇷Persian

حفظ کردن

تعهد به حافظه؛ از قلب یاد بگیر

🇹🇷Turkish

ezberlemek

hafızaya alın; Ezbere öğren

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁנֵן

התחייבות לזיכרון; ללמוד בעל פה

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The primary meaning of 'memorize' is 'commit to memory; learn by heart'.

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In which domain is the word 'memorize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'memorize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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