learn by rote

learn something by rote

Fig. to learn something by memorizing without giving any thought to what is being learned. I learned history by rote; then I couldn't pass the test that required me to think. If you learn things by rote, you'll never understand them.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ricky	RIK-ee	English
Gwenevere	GWEN-ə-vir	English (Rare)
Bernardo	ber-NAHR-do (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Rocky	RAH-kee	English
Idris (2)	-	Welsh
Elias	ə-LEE-əsh (Portuguese), e-LEE-ahs (German), E-lee-ahs (Finnish), i-LIE-əs (English), ee-LIE-əs (English)	Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Gr