
verbs remain/stay/stick in your memory (=be remembered for a long time ) That day will remain in my memory forever. a photographic memory (=the ability to remember every detail of things that you have seen ) Unless you have a photographic memory, you forget half of what you read as soon as you close the book. visual memory (=your ability to remember things you have seen ) Poor spellers often have a weak visual memory.

long-term memory (=your ability to remember things that happened a long time ago ) Most people's long-term memory is limited. short-term memory (=your ability to remember things that you have just seen, heard, or done ) The drug can damage your short-term memory. bad/poor/terrible A student with a poor memory may struggle in school. 4 → in/within memory 5 → in memory of somebody 6 → somebody’s memory 7 → a walk/trip down memory lane 8 → somebody’s memory is playing tricks on them COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: someone’s ability to remember things, places, experiences etc adjectives good/excellent I wish my memory was as good as yours. b) TD the amount of space that can be used for storing information on a computer 128 Mb of memory Personal computers now have much increased memory capacity.


3 computer a) TD the part of a computer where information can be stored The data is stored in the computer’s memory. When I saw the pictures, the memories came flooding back (=I suddenly had many memories about something ). He has lots of happy memories of his stay in Japan.

2 something you remember REMEMBER something that you remember from the past about a person, place, or experience memory of She talked about her memories of the war. in your memory The image has remained in my memory ever since. from memory The pianist played the whole piece from memory.
