commit to memory

/kəˈmɪts tu ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi/

verb

To learn by heart, to memorize.

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Meanings

verbcommit to memory (third-person singular simple present commits to memory, present participle committing to memory, simple past and past participle committed to memory)

present singular third person commits to memory · participle present committing to memory · participle past committed to memory · past committed to memory

  1. To learn by heart, to memorize.

    The poems in this collection are those that children love. With the exception of seven, they are short enough for children to commit to memory without wearying themselves or losing interest in the poem.

    1904, Mary Elizabeth Burt, Poems That Every Child Should Know, Preface

Translations

Finnish opetella ulkoa
  • opetella ulkoato learn by heart
French apprendre par cœur
  • apprendre par cœurto learn by heart
Latin edisco
  • ediscoto learn by heart
Lithuanian išmokti mintinai
  • išmokti mintinaito learn by heart
Polish zapamiętywać, zapamiętać
  • zapamiętywaćto learn by heart
  • zapamiętaćto learn by heart
  • zakodowaćto learn by heart
Portuguese memorizar, decorar
  • memorizarto learn by heart
  • decorarto learn by heart
Romanian memoriza
  • memorizato learn by heart
Slovak naučiť sa naspamäť
  • naučiť sa naspamäťto learn by heart
Spanish aprender de memoria, memorizar
  • aprender de memoriato learn by heart
  • memorizarto learn by heart
  • decorarto learn by heart
Cite this entry
APA

commit to memory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commit%20to%20memory

MLA

“commit to memory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commit%20to%20memory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commit to memory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commit%20to%20memory.

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