memory
The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of…The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
» Tom has a pretty good memory.
Tom hat ein ziemlich gutes Gedächtnis.
У Тома довольно хорошая память.
У Тома доволі непогана пам'ять.
У Тома досить непогана пам'ять.
У Тома вельми непогана пам'ять.
Meaning
8 senses(uncountable)The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
Memory is a facility common to all animals.
Gedächtnis
па́мятьpámjatʹ
па́м'ятьpámʺjatʹ
(countable, uncountable)A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by an organism.
I have no memory of that event.
My wedding is one of my happiest memories.
Erinnerung
воспомина́ниеvospominánije
спо́гадspóhad, спо́минspómyn, зга́дкаzhádka
(countable, uncountable)The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
This data passes from the CPU to the memory.
Speicher
па́мятьpámjatʹ
па́м'ятьpámʺjatʹ
(countable, uncountable)The time within which past events can be or are remembered.
in recent memory
in living memory
па́мятьpámjatʹ
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
(attributive, countable, uncountable)Of a material, which returns to its original shape when heated.
memory metal
memory plastic
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).
(collective, countable, rare, uncountable)A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A memorial.
Examples
970 sentencesTom has a pretty good memory.
У Тома доволі непогана пам'ять.
ruУ Тома довольно хорошая память.
deTom hat ein ziemlich gutes Gedächtnis.
You have a very good memory.
У тебе дуже добра пам'ять.
ruУ тебя очень хорошая память.
deDu hast ein sehr gutes Gedächtnis.
Tom has a very good memory.
У Тома дуже добра пам'ять.
ruУ Тома очень хорошая память.
deTom hat ein sehr gutes Gedächtnis.
I wish I had a better memory.
Я хотів би мати кращу пам'ять.
ruХотел бы я иметь память получше.
deIch wünschte, ich hätte ein besseres Gedächtnis.
I have a clear memory of my childhood.
Я чітко пам'ятаю своє дитинство.
ruДетство я помню хорошо.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman memorie, Old French memoire etc., from Latin memoria (“the faculty of reFrom Anglo-Norman memorie, Old French memoire etc., from Latin memoria (“the faculty of remembering, remembrance, memory, a historical account”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to remember), related to Ancient Greek μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) μέρμερος (mérmeros, “anxious”), μέριμνα (mérimna, “care, thought”), Old English ġemimor (“mindful, remembering”). More at mimmer. Doublet of memoir and memoria. Displaced native Old English myne (whence English min) and Old English ġemynd, which took on a different meaning as modern mind.
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Forms
plural: memoriesSynonyms
16 synonyms- an electronic memory device:computer memorystoragecomputer storagestorememory board
- the power of retaining and recalling past experience:retentionretentivenessretentivity
- the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered:remembering
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
120 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
11 patterns- your favorite memory
- a good memory
- good memory
- loss of memory
- no memory of
- favorite memory from
- have no memory
- memories of my
- favorite memory
- memory of the
- no memory