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[ˈmem(ə)ri]

noun

1) [C] something that you remember

What are your most vivid memories (= very clear memories) of that period?[/ex]

I have very fond memories of my childhood.[/ex]

2) [singular] the ability to remember things

Your memory tends to get worse as you get older.[/ex]

I've never had a very good memory for names (= I can't remember names very well).[/ex]

3) [C] the part of a computer in which information is stored

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do sth from memory — to do something that you remember learning in the past but have not done recently[/ex]

The three of us sang the whole song from memory.[/ex]

in memory of sb — something that is done in memory of someone is done so that people will remember them[/ex]

Words often used with memory Adjectives often used with memory ■ fond, happy, painful + MEMORY: used about memories that make you feel happy or sad ■ abiding, clear, distant, vague, vivid + MEMORY: used about things that you remember well or badly Verbs often used with memory ■ arouse, evoke, recall, rekindle, revive, stir, trigger + MEMORY: make you remember something