verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Canada, UK, US:/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/
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Australian:/ˈmem.əˌɹɑɪ̯z/
CMU ARPABET:M EH1 M ER0 AY2 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
commit to memory; learn by heart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: memorise, con, learn
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: study, hit the books
Narrower terms: understudy, alternate
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
89 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حَفِظَ
(ḥafiẓa)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Armenian:
անմահացնել
(anmahacʻnel)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Azerbaijani:
əzbərləmək
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Belarusian:
запамята́ць
(zapamjatácʹ)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Belarusian:
запаміна́ць
(zapaminácʹ)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Belarusian:
запо́мніць
(zapómnicʹ)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Bengali:
মুখস্থ করা
(mukhostho kora)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Bulgarian:
запаметя́вам
(zapametjávam)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Bulgarian:
уча наизуст
(uča naizust)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Catalan:
memoritzar
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Chinese Cantonese:
記住 /记住
(gei3 zyu6)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Chinese Mandarin:
記住 /记住
(jìzhù)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Chinese Mandarin:
熟記 /熟记
(shújì)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Chinese Mandarin:
記憶 /记忆
(jìyì)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Czech:
memorovat
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Danish:
udenadslære
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Dutch:
memoriseren
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Dutch:
uit het hoofd leren
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Esperanto:
parkerigi
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Finnish:
opetella ulkoa
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Finnish:
painaa muistiin
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
French:
mémoriser
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
French:
apprendre par cœur
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Galician:
chapar
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Galician:
memorizar
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
German:
auswendig lernen
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
German:
memorieren
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Greek:
απομνημονεύω
(apomnimonévo)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Greek:
αποστηθίζω
(apostithízo)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Hawaiian:
hoʻopaʻanaʻau
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Hebrew:
שִׁנֵּן
(shinén)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Hungarian:
memorizál
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Hungarian:
megtanul
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Hungarian:
betanul
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Hungarian:
megjegyez
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Italian:
memorizzare
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Italian:
imparare a memoria
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Japanese:
記憶する
(kioku suru)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Japanese:
覚える
(oboeru)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Japanese:
暗記する
(anki suru)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Khmer:
ទន្ទេញ
(tɔɔtŭəntɨñ)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Khmer:
ចាំ
(cam)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Korean:
기억하다
(gieokhada)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Korean:
암기하다
(amgihada)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Korean:
외우다
(oe'uda)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Central Kurdish:
لەبەرکردن
(leberkirdin)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Northern Kurdish:
ji ber kirin
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Northern Kurdish:
ezber kirin
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Latin:
memini
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Macedonian:
запаметува
(zapametuva)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Macedonian:
запамети
(zapameti)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Malay:
menghafalkan
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Māori:
pupuri
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Māori:
whakamaumahara
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Norwegian:
lære utenat
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Norwegian:
pugge
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Oromo:
yaddachuu
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Persian:
از برم کردن
(az barm kardan)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Persian:
یادانیدن
(yâdânidan)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Polish:
zapamiętywać
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Polish:
zapamiętać
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Polish:
nauczyć się na pamięć
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Portuguese:
decorar
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Portuguese:
memorizar
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Romanian:
memoriza
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Russian:
запомина́ть
(zapominátʹ)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Russian:
запо́мнить
(zapómnitʹ)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Russian:
выу́чивать
(vyúčivatʹ)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Russian:
вы́учить
(výučitʹ)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Russian:
зау́чивать наизу́сть
(zaúčivatʹ naizústʹ)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Russian:
заучи́ть наизу́сть
(zaučítʹ naizústʹ)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Scottish Gaelic:
meòraich
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Serbo-Croatian:
pȃmtiti
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Serbo-Croatian:
naùčiti nȁpamēt
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Slovak:
zapamätať
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Slovak:
naučiť sa naspamäť
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Slovene:
zapomniti
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Spanish:
memorizar
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Swedish:
lära sig utantill
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Swedish:
memorera
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Swedish:
lägga på minnet
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Thai:
จดจํา
(jòt-jam)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Turkish:
ezberlemek
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Ukrainian:
запам'ято́вувати
(zapamʺjatóvuvaty)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Ukrainian:
запам'ята́ти
(zapamʺjatáty)
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Uzbek:
yod olmoq
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Vietnamese:
ghi nhớ
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Vietnamese:
ghi chép
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
Welsh:
dysgu ar gof
— to commit to memory, to learn by heart
