jog someone's memory: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    globalneutralformalinformal
    • To cause someone to remember something slightly forgotten or not immediately recalled by providing a reminder or prompting.
    • To stimulate or prompt recollection of a past fact, event, or detail.

    Examples

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    • Could you jog my memory about where we left off in the project last week?

      Could you jog my memory about where we left off in the project last week?

    • I needed a few pictures to jog my memory about the details of that vacation.

      I needed a few pictures to jog my memory about the details of that vacation.

    • She jogged his memory by mentioning the restaurant where they had met before.

      She jogged his memory by mentioning the restaurant where they had met before.

Examples:

  • EN: A reconstruction can jog someone's memory.
    ES: Una reconstrucción puede refrescar la memoria de alguien.
  • EN: They might jog someone's memory. Right.
    ES: Podría estimular la memoria de alguien.
  • EN: My dear Miss Heissen, haven't you heard? There's a hunt on for a cop killer. The Metropolitan Police are closing down your competition, hoping to jog someone's memory or conscience.
    ES: La policía metropolitana está clausurando su competencia, esperando avivar los recuerdos de alguien o su consciencia.
  • EN: - Well, it might jog someone's memory.
    ES: - Bueno, podría estimular la memoria de alguien.
  • EN: While we appreciate the picture is of low-quality, it may be enough to jog someone's memory.
    TE: చిత్రాన్ని నాణ్యత ప్రస్తుతించారు విలువ లేదు, కానీ బహుశా స్మృతికి ఫోటో కోసం తగినంత ఉంది.
  • EN: "We appreciate the quality of the images is poor but they may be enough to jog someone's memory.
    TE: చిత్రాన్ని నాణ్యత ప్రస్తుతించారు విలువ లేదు, కానీ బహుశా స్మృతికి ఫోటో కోసం తగినంత ఉంది.

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