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{ "term": "memory", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "your ability to remember things", "sensetop": "memory for somethingfrom memory", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I have a bad memory for names.", "contextForm": "memory for something" }, { "text": "People have **short memories** *(= they soon forget)*." }, { "text": "He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him." }, { "text": "He had a great memory for detail." }, { "text": "She can recite the whole poem from memory.", "contextForm": "from memory" }, { "text": "He suffered **memory loss** for weeks after the accident." }, { "text": "Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you." }, { "text": "The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory." }, { "text": "I quickly **committed** the number of the car **to memory** *(= learned and remembered it)*." }, { "text": "Culture is the unit of collective memory, keeping the past alive." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "long"], "verb + memory": ["jog", "refresh", "lose"], "preposition": ["from memory", "memory for"], "phrases": ["in living memory", "in recent memory", "if memory serves"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the period of time that a person or group of people is able to remember events", "sensetop": "in… memorywithin… memory", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There hasn’t been peace in the country in my memory.", "contextForm": "in… memory" }, { "text": "It was the worst storm **in recent memory**." }, { "text": "This hasn't happened **within living memory** *(= nobody alive now can remember it)*.", "contextForm": "within… memory" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "long"], "verb + memory": ["jog", "refresh", "lose"], "preposition": ["from memory", "memory for"], "phrases": ["in living memory", "in recent memory", "if memory serves"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a thought of something that you remember from the past", "sensetop": "memory of somethingmemory of doing something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Her poems are often based on **childhood memories**." }, { "text": "I have **vivid memories** of my grandparents.", "contextForm": "memory of something" }, { "text": "My mother has **fond memories** of those days." }, { "text": "I have many **happy memories** of working there.", "contextForm": "memory of doing something" }, { "text": "The snow outside makes summer feel like a **distant memory**." }, { "text": "What is your earliest memory?" }, { "text": "The photos **bring back** lots of good **memories**." }, { "text": "This music **evokes** painful **memories**." }, { "text": "The simple melody evokes fond memories of childhood." }, { "text": "We laughed and shared memories of Ella and Jake growing up." } ], "synonyms": "recollection", "collocations": { "adjective": ["childhood", "early", "dim"], "verb + memory": ["have", "bring back", "evoke"], "memory + verb": [ "come flooding back", "flood back", "flood somebody’s mind" ], "preposition": ["at the memory", "in memory of", "memory from"], "phrases": ["in loving memory"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "what is remembered about somebody after they have died", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Her memory lives on *(= we still remember her)*." }, { "text": "Their behaviour insults the memory of those who died for this country." }, { "text": "They held a feast to honour the memory of Patroclus, his slain comrade." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["childhood", "early", "dim"], "verb + memory": ["have", "bring back", "evoke"], "memory + verb": [ "come flooding back", "flood back", "flood somebody’s mind" ], "preposition": ["at the memory", "in memory of", "memory from"], "phrases": ["in loving memory"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the part of a computer where information is stored; the amount of space in a computer for storing information", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "32 gigabytes of memory" }, { "text": "Have you got enough memory available to run the program?" } ], "topics": ["Computers"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["computer", "system", "cache"], "verb + memory": ["expand", "take up"], "memory + noun": ["stick", "drive", "slot"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if something is etched on your heart, memory, etc. you remember it because it has made a strong impression on you", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if I remember correctly", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "intended to show respect and remind people of somebody who has died", "examples": [ { "text": "He founded the charity in memory of his late wife." }, { "text": "The statue was erected to the memory of my father." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to say or do something that makes somebody remember something", "examples": [ { "text": "Maybe these letters will help to jog your memory." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmeməri/", "audio": "me/memory/memory__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmeməri/", "audio": "me/memory/memory__us_1_rr.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor ‘mindful, remembering’." }