if my memory serves me (right)

if my memory serves me (right)
if my memory serves me ( well/right/correctly/) spoken phrase
used for saying that you think you have remembered something correctly

He was mayor from 1945 to 1949, if my memory serves me correctly.

Thesaurus: ways of talking about memoriessynonym
Main entry: memory

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  • if my memory serves me (well) — if my memory serves me ( well/right/correctly/) spoken phrase used for saying that you think you have remembered something correctly He was mayor from 1945 to 1949, if my memory serves me correctly. Thesaurus: ways of talking about memories …   Useful english dictionary

  • if my memory serves me (correctly) — if my memory serves me ( well/right/correctly/) spoken phrase used for saying that you think you have remembered something correctly He was mayor from 1945 to 1949, if my memory serves me correctly. Thesaurus: ways of talking about memories …   Useful english dictionary

  • memory — noun 1 ability to remember ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, long, prodigious, retentive ▪ awful, bad, faulty, poor …   Collocations dictionary

  • memory — mem|o|ry W1S1 [ˈmeməri] n plural memories ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to remember)¦ 2¦(something you remember)¦ 3¦(computer)¦ 4 in/within memory 5 in memory of somebody 6 somebody s memory 7 a walk/trip down memory lane 8 somebody s memory is playing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • memory — mem|o|ry [ mem(ə)ri ] noun *** 1. ) count something that you remember: The memory of that night is still clear in his mind. memory of: I don t have many good memories of my school days. a vivid memory (=a very clear memory): What are your most… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • memory */*/*/ — UK [ˈmem(ə)rɪ] / US noun Word forms memory : singular memory plural memories 1) a) [countable] something that you remember The memory of that night is still clear in his mind. memory of: I don t have very fond memories of my school days. a vivid… …   English dictionary

  • memory — /mem euh ree/, n., pl. memories. 1. the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. 2. this faculty as possessed by a particular individual: to have a …   Universalium

  • serve somebody right — verb To happen to someone who is thought to deserve it. If my memory serves me right, we had a similar discussion a few months ago …   Wiktionary

  • MEMORY — holocaust literature in european languages historiography of the holocaust holocaust studies Documentation, Education, and Resource Centers memorials and monuments museums film survivor testimonies Holocaust Literature in European Languages The… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Encoding (memory) — Memory has the ability to encode, store and recall information. Memories give an organism the capability to learn and adapt from previous experiences as well as build relationships. Encoding allows the perceived item of use or interest to be… …   Wikipedia

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