20 Memory

to remember --> memory = remembrance = to retain --> retention = to recollect --> recollection = to recall sth = to bring/call sth/sb to mind = to think of sth

ergens aan denken/iets herinneren

to think/look back

to recall & reconsider the past

to reminisce --> reminiscences

to think or talk about past events & experiences, usu with enjoyment

a memoir

a written record or important events, usu based on personal knowledge

nostalgia --> nostalgic

a slightly sad & very affectionate feeling you have for the past

to ring a bell

if sth rings a bell, it's familiar to you, but you cannot exactly remember why

to recognize sth/sb from/as sth

to know that sb or sth is the same as sb or sth previously seen, heard or experienced

memorable

to be deserved to be remembered

indelible = unforgettable

always present in mind & can't be forgotten

to stick in one's mind = stamped on one's memory

sth makes such an impression on you that you remember it for a long time = you will probably never forget sth

not leave one's thoughts = to haunt (one's thoughts)

to keep thinking about sth = to keep thinking or worrying about sth unpleasant

retentive OR forgetful

able to remember things very well & keep a lot of facts in your mind OR OPPOSITE

a long memory

(un)able to recall events that happened long ago

a memory like an elephant

to retain things that happened very long ago

total recall

to never forget anything

mnemonic

designed to help memory

to the/in memory of sb/sth = commemoration of sb/sth

in order to keep alive the memory of

a reminder

a thing which reminds you of a fact or a person

a souvenir

sth which you acquire & then keep to remind you of a holiday, place or event

a memento (of sth)

a thing given or kept in memory of sb or sth

a keepsake

a small gift that sb gives you, so that you will not forget them

a memorial (to sb/sth) --> memorial

a monument, plaque, ceremony, … that reminds people of famous person or event

a relic (of sth)

a remaining piece of sth which was made or built in past

a commemoration

religious service or building in memory of person or event

to keep/bear sth in mind = to retain = to remember OR to forget

to be able to recall sth later OR OPPOSITE

to be at the back of one's mind

to be in your thoughts, but not very important now

a memorandum = a memo (informal)

a note you make for future use to help yourself remember sth

to remind sb --> a reminder = to refresh one's memory = to jog sb's memory

tell sb to do sth he may have forgotten

to set one's memory working

het geheugen aan het werk zetten

to hark back (to sth)

to mention again or remember an earlier subject

to remind sb of sb/sth --> a reminder --> reminiscent = to summon sth up

to have certain characteristics which are very similar & which make you think of other person or thing

to conjure sth up

to make sth appear as picture in mind

to have no recollection = to forget about sth

to not remember what has happened

to slip sb's memory/mind = to forget (to do) sth

to fail to remember to do sth

to escape one

to forget sth temporarily

to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

to not be able to remember sth exactly, but you might suddenly remember it at any moment

to be unable to place sb/cannot place sb

to be unable to remember where or when you last saw or heard sb

a black-out = a complete/total blank

you can't think of anything anymore

forgetful

a bad memory

forgetful = unmindful (formal)

to not usu pay attention to sth

oblivious

to not be aware of sth, usu because you do not pay attention

heedless (of sth) (formal)

onachtzaam

to overlook sth

to fail to see sth or do not realize its importance

absent-minded

to forget things & does not pay proper attention to what he's doing