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Meaning of "memorise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEMORISE

memorise  [ˈmeməˌraɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEMORISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Memorise is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb memorise in English.

WHAT DOES MEMORISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Memorization

Memorization is the process of committing something to memory. The act of memorization is often a deliberate mental process undertaken in order to store in memory for later recall items such as experiences, names, appointments, addresses, telephone numbers, lists, stories, poems, pictures, maps, diagrams, facts, music or other visual, auditory, or tactical information. Memorization may also refer to the process of storing particular data into the memory of a device. The scientific study of memory is part of cognitive neuroscience, an interdisciplinary link between cognitive psychology and neuroscience.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MEMORISE

PRESENT

Present
I memorise
you memorise
he/she/it memorises
we memorise
you memorise
they memorise
Present continuous
I am memorising
you are memorising
he/she/it is memorising
we are memorising
you are memorising
they are memorising
Present perfect
I have memorised
you have memorised
he/she/it has memorised
we have memorised
you have memorised
they have memorised
Present perfect continuous
I have been memorising
you have been memorising
he/she/it has been memorising
we have been memorising
you have been memorising
they have been memorising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I memorised
you memorised
he/she/it memorised
we memorised
you memorised
they memorised
Past continuous
I was memorising
you were memorising
he/she/it was memorising
we were memorising
you were memorising
they were memorising
Past perfect
I had memorised
you had memorised
he/she/it had memorised
we had memorised
you had memorised
they had memorised
Past perfect continuous
I had been memorising
you had been memorising
he/she/it had been memorising
we had been memorising
you had been memorising
they had been memorising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will memorise
you will memorise
he/she/it will memorise
we will memorise
you will memorise
they will memorise
Future continuous
I will be memorising
you will be memorising
he/she/it will be memorising
we will be memorising
you will be memorising
they will be memorising
Future perfect
I will have memorised
you will have memorised
he/she/it will have memorised
we will have memorised
you will have memorised
they will have memorised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been memorising
you will have been memorising
he/she/it will have been memorising
we will have been memorising
you will have been memorising
they will have been memorising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would memorise
you would memorise
he/she/it would memorise
we would memorise
you would memorise
they would memorise
Conditional continuous
I would be memorising
you would be memorising
he/she/it would be memorising
we would be memorising
you would be memorising
they would be memorising
Conditional perfect
I would have memorise
you would have memorise
he/she/it would have memorise
we would have memorise
you would have memorise
they would have memorise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been memorising
you would have been memorising
he/she/it would have been memorising
we would have been memorising
you would have been memorising
they would have been memorising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you memorise
we let´s memorise
you memorise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to memorise
Past participle
memorised
Present Participle
memorising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEMORISE


copolymerise
kəʊˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
copolymerize
kəʊˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
depolymerise
diːˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
depolymerize
diːˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
dimerise
ˈdaɪməˌraɪz
dimerize
ˈdaɪməˌraɪz
euhemerise
juːˈhiːməˌraɪz
euhemerize
juːˈhiːməˌraɪz
glamorize
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
glamourise
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
glamourize
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
isomerise
aɪˈsɒməˌraɪz
isomerize
aɪˈsɒməˌraɪz
marmarize
ˈmɑːməˌraɪz
memorize
ˈmɛməˌraɪz
mesmerise
ˈmezməˌraɪz
mesmerize
ˈmɛzməˌraɪz
polymerise
ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
polymerize
ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
summarize
ˈsʌməˌraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEMORISE

memorial park
memorial service
memorialisation
memorialise
memorialiser
memorialist
memorialization
memorialize
memorializer
memorially
memories
memorisable
memorisation
memoriser
memoriter
memorizable
memorization
memorize
memorizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEMORISE

accessorise
allegorise
aphorise
authorise
categorise
contemporise
conveyorise
decolorise
devalorise
enterprise
extemporise
exteriorise
factorise
interiorise
motorise
phosphorise
reflectorise
revalorise
subcategorise
terrorise
valorise

Synonyms and antonyms of memorise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «memorise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEMORISE

Find out the translation of memorise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of memorise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «memorise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

记忆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

memorizar
570 millions of speakers

English

memorise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

याद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استظهر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

запомнить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

memorizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুখস্থ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mémoriser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

hafal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auswendig lernen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暗記する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기억
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngeling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghi nhớ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனப்பாடம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लक्षात ठेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ezberlemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imparare a memoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zapamiętać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запам´ятати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

memora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απομνημονεύσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onthou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

memorera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

memorere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of memorise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEMORISE»

The term «memorise» is regularly used and occupies the 92.227 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEMORISE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about memorise

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2 QUOTES WITH «MEMORISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word memorise.
1
Aleister Crowley
I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner.
2
Larry Niven
My problem with new writers is that it takes me five or six years to memorise the right names.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEMORISE»

Discover the use of memorise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to memorise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Pass Exams: Accelerate Your Learning - Memorise Key ...
How to Pass Exams also includes useful advice on revision, speed-reading, note-taking and mind mapping, as well as special features on specific subjects from history to modern languages.
Dominic O'Brien, 2013
2
Causes that Aid in the Memorization of the Qur’an
Rather you must choose a portion which you are able to memorise every day and do not go over that limit. ... with whom you memorise Adhere to a proficient Shaykh with whom you memorise This is an extremely important matter, so that you ...
IslamKotob, Shaykh Mahmood al-Misri (Abu 'Ammar)
3
Memory Unlimited
ARTS. 21. How to Memorise History Dates Ill 22. Multiple Choice Questions ( Civics) 114 23. Multiple Choice Questions (Geography) 116 24. Multiple Choice Questions (Indian History) 118 25. Multiple Choice Questions (Indian Polity) 125 26.
Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury
4
Speaking and Instructed Foreign Language Acquisition
In order to memorise the pronunciation of a given word I try to associate it with the pronunciation of a different word (in another language I know) or with some sounds (e.g. animal sounds, sounds of machines, devices, etc.). 12345 2.
Mirosław Pawlak, Ewa Waniek-Klimczak, Jan Majer, 2011
5
The Language of Memory in a Crosslinguistic Perspective
In this section, the meanings of memorise and learn by heart will be discussed because they both focus on the 'remembering' process, and both suggest that the objects for 'remembering' are made up of components. (Commit something to ...
Mengistu Amberber, 2007
6
Affective Performance and Cognitive Science: Body, Brain and ...
Please memorise the text in bold and be prepared to perform it in front of the camera. You should memorise it verbatim – be as precise with the words and their order. As you memorise the text please remain seated at the table. My assistant ...
Nicola Shaughnessy, 2013
7
Memory Mind & Body
HOW. TO. MEMORISE. HOUSE. NUMBERS? .Let the house No. of Mr. Arun be A -327. To memorise this, problem is not to memorise the block number, whether A, B or D but to remember the number following the block. If you cannot memorise ...
Biswaroop Roy Chowdhary
8
Comprehensive Memory Development Course (with DVD)
How to Memorise Physics 154 7. How to Memorise Chemistry 163 8. How to Memorise Biology 214 9. How to Memorise Long Answers of MBA Subjects 221 10. How to Memorise Mathematics 231 11. How to Memorise Accounts Subjects for ...
B. K. Chandra Shekhar, 2012
9
The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Higher Education
If you don't memorise important ideas when you come across them then you will be stuck when you go on. You must memorise and then go on - understand, memorise and then go on - understand, memorise and then go on. That is my way of ...
Malcolm Tight, 2004
10
The Spirituality of Fasting
(d) Memorise as many of the hourly psalms as you can, beginning with the short ones. (e)Memorise selected Bible verses, preferably with their references. If you memorise three verses a day, you will have managed to memorise 150 new ...
Pope Shenouda III

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEMORISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term memorise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A horse doing maths? Now that really would be genius - Daily Mail
Then the children were asked to memorise the names of all the bones in the human skeleton. There's nothing so hard for an adult about that: in ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Watch world champion solve Rubik's Cube in under 6 seconds …
Even more impressive than the competition in the above video are the blindfolded competitors, who memorise the cubes before solving them ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Pluto, 4.5 billion years old, is behaving like a planetary pup | The …
Our technology used to be very limited, we could only see a few planets, so we could memorise the list, because we thought we knew them all. «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Katie Hopkins Reveals Daughter Has Autism – Just Months After …
It's an awesome thing, to live with a child who can memorise a times table in two minutes. They don't get things emotionally. “Like, when I fell off ... «Yahoo Lifestyle UK, Jul 15»
5
Researchers link poor sleep to Alzheimer's | South China Morning …
They were given words to memorise, and their brain waves were measured as they slept overnight. The more amyloid people harboured in a ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
6
Different law applies
Just when you think this story could get no worse, he demands these volunteers memorise his face and licence plate so he doesn't have to go ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
7
Yvonne Lorkin: Pinot gets a haircut and a real job
I'd look at Burgundy in wine books and memorise all the names, the villages and the contour lines, etc. In terms of wine maps of France, it's the ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
8
Doing television is tough, Entertainment News & Top Stories - The …
She admits she felt "in over my head with the amount of scenes we had to shoot in a day and the things I had to memorise" for the series, which ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
9
Ringers observe 40 years of peals
Once the basic skill was mastered, there were endless patterns to memorise. With eight bells, more than 40,000 combinations were possible. «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
10
“The Regulations”
Memorise a few of them and I guarantee you will be less likely to be a victim of abuse. If you have any consumer issues please get in touch. «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Memorise [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/memorise>. Apr 2024 ».
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