memorizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of memorize
as in learns
to commit to memory everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class

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Recent Examples of memorizes Islamic credo teaches that the more one memorizes the Quran, the higher one’s rank in heaven. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026 But then this mofo goes and memorizes totally needless ingredients in bacon ranch chicken sandwiches. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorizes
  1. learns
  2. studies
  3. knows
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  • Humanoid learns factory Gallop’s initial assignment involves packing 15 different motherboard accessories, many of which are small, thin, and enclosed in transparent plastic bags.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Bernardeau knew of García Lorca much like anyone who learns about their home country’s foremost literary giants in school, but the life of Rafael perhaps eluded the textbooks.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • Sevan Suni is an associate professor at the University of San Francisco who studies interactions between plants and pollinators.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Conversation’s senior politics editor, Alfonso Serrano, spoke on election night with Charlie Hunt, a scholar at Boise State University who studies Congress and elections.
    — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of studies
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  • Anyone who knows more was asked to contact LASD's Arson and Explosives Detail general line at 323-881-7500.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Anyone who works with multiple monitors knows the pain of having cables cluttered chaotically around their desk.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of knows

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