📒 your ability to remember things
- memory for something I have a bad memory for names.
- People have short memories (= they soon forget).
- He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him.
📒 the period of time that a person or group of people is able to remember events
- in… memory There hasn’t been peace in the country in my memory.
- It was the worst storm in recent memory.
- within… memory This hasn't happened within living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it).
📒 a thought of something that you remember from the past
- Her poems are often based on childhood memories.
- memory of something I have vivid memories of my grandparents.
- My mother has fond memories of those days.
📒 what is remembered about somebody after they have died
- Her memory lives on (= we still remember her).
- Their behaviour insults the memory of those who died for this country.
- They held a feast to honour the memory of Patroclus, his slain comrade.
📒 the part of a computer where information is stored; the amount of space in a computer for storing information
- 32 gigabytes of memory
- Have you got enough memory available to run the program?
📒 if something is etched on your heart, memory, etc. you remember it because it has made a strong impression on you
📒 to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily
📒 if I remember correctly
📒 intended to show respect and remind people of somebody who has died
- He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.
- The statue was erected to the memory of my father.
📒 to say or do something that makes somebody remember something
- Maybe these letters will help to jog your memory.