learn by heart

learn something by heart

Fig. to learn something so well that it can be written or recited without thinking; to memorize something. The director told me to learn my speech by heart. I had to go over it many times before I learned it by heart.

learn by heart

Also, learn by rote. See under by heart.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jubal	JOO-bəl (English)	Biblical
Ataahua	-	Maori
Jankin	-	Medieval English
Pavao	-	Croatian
Miku	mee-koo	Japanese
Subira	-	Eastern African, Swahili