memorize
verb (used with object)
to commit to memory; learn by heart.
have memorized
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present perfectof memorize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Instead, Deputy City Manager Phillip Burum said, illicit vendors have memorized when officers begin their patrols.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
By that point, first graders were expected to have memorized 200 of these high-frequency words that aren’t easily decodable by new readers.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
For someone who’s grown up here, you kind of have memorized the permanent collection of every major museum at this point.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2022
It is show with a story arc we have memorized: an escort to the booth; a chirpy server introduction; the inevitable “You still working on that?”; the extravagantly proportioned desserts, with names like “brownie obsession.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
Harder to avoid was Colin Creevey, who seemed to have memorized Harry’s schedule.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
