refresh memory

refresh your memory

to help you to remember something McNamara has refreshed his memory by listening to a tape recording of the meeting.

Usage notes: often used by lawyers when asking questions in a trial: a€?Will this photograph I now show you refresh your memory?a€?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cenk	JENK	Turkish
Celia	SEEL-yə (English), SEE-lee-ə (English), THE-lyah (Spanish), SE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), CHE-lyah (Italian)	English, Spanish, Italian
Knut	KNOOT (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Micheline	-	French
Vivyan	VIV-ee-ən	English (Rare)
Silvano	seel-VAH-no	Italian