{
    "term": "memory",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "your ability to remember things",
            "sensetop": "memory for somethingfrom memory",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I have a bad memory for names.",
                    "contextForm": "memory for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People have **short memories** *(= they soon forget)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a great memory for detail."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She can recite the whole poem from memory.",
                    "contextForm": "from memory"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He suffered **memory loss** for weeks after the accident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I quickly **committed** the number of the car **to memory** *(= learned and remembered it)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Culture is the unit of collective memory, keeping the past alive."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "long"],
                "verb + memory": ["jog", "refresh", "lose"],
                "preposition": ["from memory", "memory for"],
                "phrases": ["in living memory", "in recent memory", "if memory serves"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the period of time that a person or group of people is able to remember events",
            "sensetop": "in… memorywithin… memory",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There hasn’t been peace in the country in my memory.",
                    "contextForm": "in… memory"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was the worst storm **in recent memory**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This hasn't happened **within living memory** *(= nobody alive now can remember it)*.",
                    "contextForm": "within… memory"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "long"],
                "verb + memory": ["jog", "refresh", "lose"],
                "preposition": ["from memory", "memory for"],
                "phrases": ["in living memory", "in recent memory", "if memory serves"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a thought of something that you remember from the past",
            "sensetop": "memory of somethingmemory of doing something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her poems are often based on **childhood memories**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have **vivid memories** of my grandparents.",
                    "contextForm": "memory of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My mother has **fond memories** of those days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have many **happy memories** of working there.",
                    "contextForm": "memory of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The snow outside makes summer feel like a **distant memory**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is your earliest memory?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The photos **bring back** lots of good **memories**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This music **evokes** painful **memories**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The simple melody evokes fond memories of childhood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We laughed and shared memories of Ella and Jake growing up."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "recollection",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["childhood", "early", "dim"],
                "verb + memory": ["have", "bring back", "evoke"],
                "memory + verb": [
                    "come flooding back",
                    "flood back",
                    "flood somebody’s mind"
                ],
                "preposition": ["at the memory", "in memory of", "memory from"],
                "phrases": ["in loving memory"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "what is remembered about somebody after they have died",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her memory lives on *(= we still remember her)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their behaviour insults the memory of those who died for this country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They held a feast to honour the memory of Patroclus, his slain comrade."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["childhood", "early", "dim"],
                "verb + memory": ["have", "bring back", "evoke"],
                "memory + verb": [
                    "come flooding back",
                    "flood back",
                    "flood somebody’s mind"
                ],
                "preposition": ["at the memory", "in memory of", "memory from"],
                "phrases": ["in loving memory"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the part of a computer where information is stored; the amount of space in a computer for storing information",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "32 gigabytes of memory"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you got enough memory available to run the program?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["computer", "system", "cache"],
                "verb + memory": ["expand", "take up"],
                "memory + noun": ["stick", "drive", "slot"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if something is etched on your heart, memory, etc. you remember it because it has made a strong impression on you",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if I remember correctly",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "intended to show respect and remind people of somebody who has died",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He founded the charity in memory of his late wife."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The statue was erected to the memory of my father."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say or do something that makes somebody remember something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Maybe these letters will help to jog your memory."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeməri/",
                "audio": "me/memory/memory__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeməri/",
                "audio": "me/memory/memory__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor ‘mindful, remembering’."
}