memorize
/ˈmeməraɪz/verb
उच्चारण मेमराइज़
याद करना, कंठस्थ करना, रटना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth
to learn something carefully so that you can remember it exactly
याद करना, कंठस्थ करना, रटना
- Radhika memorized the whole poem in an hour.
- Instead of memorizing rules, try to understand them.
- Can you memorize the phone number after hearing it once?
+ 2 more examples
- He memorized the names of all the state capitals.
- Actors have to memorize long speeches before the performance.
Synonyms learn by heart commit to memory learn
Opposite forget
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
memorize + object
Memorize is a transitive verb: it needs an object and takes no preposition. Say 'memorize a poem', not 'memorize about a poem'.
Memorize सकर्मक क्रिया है: इसके बाद कर्म आता है और preposition नहीं लगता। 'Memorize a poem' कहें।
- She memorized the whole poem in an hour.
- Memorize these ten words before tomorrow.
memorize + wh-clause / how to
It can be followed by a clause when you learn how or what.
जब आप सीख रहे हों कि कैसे या क्या, तब इसके बाद clause आ सकता है।
- He memorized how the formula is built.
- Try to memorize what each symbol means.
memorize sth by heart (avoid)
'Memorize' already means 'learn by heart', so 'memorize by heart' repeats the idea.
'Memorize' का अर्थ पहले से 'by heart' याद करना है, इसलिए 'memorize by heart' में दोहराव है।
- She learnt the song by heart. / She memorized the song.
be memorized
The passive is common for things learnt: 'The tables were memorized.'
सीखी गई चीज़ों के लिए passive आम है: 'The tables were memorized.'
- The multiplication tables were memorized in primary school.
+Collocations 4
memorize + noun
a poema lista phone numbera formulathe routethe lines
- I can still memorize a phone number after hearing it once.
adverb + memorize
quicklyeasilycarefullycompletelyword for word
- She memorized the speech word for word.
verb + to memorize
tryhaveneedlearn howbe able
- You have to memorize the preamble for the test.
memorize + by
by repeatingby writingby singingusing mnemonics
- He memorized the planets by using a rhyme.
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- The actor memorized all his lines in two days.
अभिनेता ने सारे संवाद दो दिन में याद कर लिए।
- Radhika tries to understand a concept before she memorizes it.
राधिका किसी concept को रटने से पहले उसे समझने का प्रयास करती है।
- It is not wise to memorize answers without understanding them.
उत्तरों को बिना समझे याद करना बुद्धिमानी नहीं है।
- The guide had memorized the history of every monument in the fort.
गाइड को किले के हर स्मारक का इतिहास कंठस्थ था।
- The children memorized the national anthem before Independence Day.
बच्चों ने स्वतंत्रता दिवस से पहले राष्ट्रगान याद कर लिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I memorized by heart the whole chapter.
✓ I memorized the whole chapter.
'Memorize' already includes 'by heart', so it is not added.
'Memorize' में पहले से 'by heart' का अर्थ है, इसलिए उसे अलग से नहीं जोड़ते।
✗ I memorized about the poem.
✓ I memorized the poem.
Memorize takes a direct object, so no preposition follows it.
Memorize सकर्मक है, इसलिए उसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All mean putting something into the memory, but in different ways.
सभी का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को स्मृति में रखना है, पर तरीके अलग हैं।
To learn something exactly so that you can repeat it.
किसी चीज़ को ऐसे सीखना कि उसे ज्यों का त्यों दोहरा सकें।
- He memorized the poem.
To keep something in mind or bring it back to mind, without effort at learning.
किसी बात को मन में रखना या याद आना, बिना सीखने के प्रयास के।
- I remember my first day at school.
To bring a past event or fact back to mind, a formal word.
किसी बीती घटना या तथ्य को वापस याद करना, औपचारिक शब्द।
- She could not recall his name.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Do not confuse memorize (to learn something so that you remember it) and memorialize (to do something in memory of a person or event).
Memorize (किसी चीज़ को याद करना) और memorialize (किसी व्यक्ति या घटना की स्मृति में कुछ करना) में confuse न करें।