jog one's memory — to help someone remember something they had forgotten
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to help someone remember something they had forgotten
Pronunciation (IPA): /dʒɑːɡ wʌnz ˈmeməri/
Example Sentences
- The smell of cookies jogged her memory of her grandmother's kitchen.
- Maybe this photo will jog your memory about where you put your car keys.
- His terrible singing jogged my memory - now I remember why I broke up with him!
jog one's memory
NOUN[/dʒɑːɡ wʌnz ˈmeməri/]
to help someone remember something they had forgotten
💡 Concept
An old photo helps her jog one's memory about her childhood best friend.
🎵 Rhyme
Through the fog, his dog helped jog his memory
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/dʒɑːɡ wʌnz ˈmeməri/
🇬🇧 UK/dʒɒɡ wʌnz ˈmeməri/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
logfogdog
log
fog
dog
🔗Collocations
jog someone's memory
help jog your memory
might jog your memory
jog my memory about
try to jog someone's memory
📝Examples
“The smell of cookies jogged her memory of her grandmother's kitchen.”
“Maybe this photo will jog your memory about where you put your car keys.”
😄 Fun example
“His terrible singing jogged my memory - now I remember why I broke up with him!”
“The teacher showed us the same question format to jog our memory before the exam.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
refresh one's memoryremindprompttrigger a memorybring back memories
Antonyms
forgetblock outerase from memory
Related
recallreminisceremembermemory triggerflashback
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