memorize
verb (used with object)
to commit to memory; learn by heart.
is memorizing
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present progressiveof memorize (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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And that was lucky because my ever-growing kryptonite is memorizing lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
At Al Fatah, the height of academic achievement is memorizing the Quran.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2020
Mnemo-technicians know that memorization becomes easier if one attaches ‘‘colorful’’ things to the items one is memorizing.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2019
How is memorizing that ever going to help anyone?
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2013
One of the first steps in learning to read music in a particular clef is memorizing where the notes are.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
