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memorise
learn by heart
To memorise something is to learn it so that you can remember it exactly.
This vs that
I memorised the speech.
I retained the main points.
Hear it in real life
Do you know the password without checking?
Yes, I memorised it.
I had to memorise a short speech for the course.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Memorise' is the ordinary neutral verb; the stiff version sounds literary or formal.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I memorised by heart the whole speech.
Say: I memorised the whole speech.
'Memorise' already includes the idea of learning by heart.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
memorise something; memorise how/what/where...
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about learning.
learn by doing
You learn by doing, especially with practical skills.
Learning words
Study · Learning: the words around “memorise”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I memorised the speech.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
memorise
learn by heart
“I had to memorise a short speech for the course.”
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