refresh someone's memory

verb

To cause someone to remember something.

Meanings

verbrefresh someone's memory (third-person singular simple present refreshes someone's memory, present participle refreshing someone's memory, simple past and past participle refreshed someone's memory)

present singular third person refreshes someone's memory · participle present refreshing someone's memory · participle past refreshed someone's memory · past refreshed someone's memory

  1. To cause someone to remember something.

Translations

Dutch iemands geheugen opfrissen
  • iemands geheugen opfrissenTranslations
Finnish virkistää jonkun muistia
  • virkistää jonkun muistiaTranslations
French rafraîchir la mémoire
  • rafraîchir la mémoireTranslations
German auf die Sprünge helfen
  • auf die Sprünge helfenTranslations
Hungarian felfrissíti az emlékezetét, emlékeztet
  • felfrissíti az emlékezetétTranslations
  • emlékeztetTranslations
Polish odświeżać komuś pamięć, odświeżyć komuś pamięć
  • odświeżać komuś pamięćTranslations
  • odświeżyć komuś pamięćTranslations
Spanish traer a la memoria, hacer memoria
  • traer a la memoriaTranslations
  • hacer memoriaTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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