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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At the rally, thousands took part in call-and-response chants they have memorized over the last two years of the war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2025
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
Servers seem to have memorized the makeup of every dish and respond to design questions with ease.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 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
“I imagine that you have memorized its contents by now.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
