memorise

verb (memorise, memorises, memorised, memorising; US memorize)

«memorise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To memorise something is to learn it so well that you can remember it exactly without looking. tree →

In the lessons

In school: memorise times tables, spellings, a poem or lines in a play. In church: memorise a Bible verse or prayer. It tells the reader someone learnt something by heart.

Examples

I memorised my seven times table. tree →
We have to memorise a poem for the assembly. tree →
She memorised her lines for the school play. tree →
Try to memorise your home phone number. tree →
He memorised the way to the park. tree →
Children memorise the Lord's Prayer in Sunday school. tree →

Note

UK -ise, US -ize; both correct. Phrase: «learn by heart» means the same. Memorising is not the same as understanding; good learners do both. In maths, memorising number facts (like 7 × 8 = 56) makes harder sums faster.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «memorise» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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