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Memory In this unit, some phrasal verbs can be grouped by the meaning given by the particle. For example, up means uppermost in your mind in summon up, conjure up, call up and stir up. Up in store up memories carries a different meaning in that it means gather or collect. Back in come back, flood back and flashback carries a sense of a returning memory. Behind and out occur with verbs which describe things we don’t want to remember (put something behind somebody, block something out / block out something). Grouping the verbs by the meaning carried by the particle will help you to remember them. Look at this conversation on social media between Bethany and her two cousins about old family photos.
Bethany Wells
When I look at these old photographs I’ve just found in our grandmother’s desk, memories come flooding back1. This one here, of Granny’s mother just before she died, stirs up2 sad memories of how she suffered. It reminds me of how different life was then. But we can’t let bad memories eat away at3 us; we should put bad experiences behind4 us. It’s important to live in the present and live for the future. 1 2 3 4
one suddenly remembers very clearly a lot of things about an experience or period in the past makes one remember events in the past, usually ones that make you feel sad make us unhappy because we think about them too much not think about them any more so that they do not affect our life
George Wells
We store up so many memories over the years, good ones and bad ones. I associate this photo that you found with our early childhood. Looking at the picture, it came back to me how we used to feed the animals on our grandparents’ farm. It summons up5 lots of happy memories, and some sad ones, too, like when my favourite old pony died. We tend to block out6 sad memories, but sometimes you might get a flashback7 to an unpleasant experience. The happy ones can stick with8 you forever. I still remember the picnic we had on the farm for my sixth birthday. 5 6 7 8
makes you remember something or think about something stop yourself from thinking about something unpleasant because it upsets you an occasion when you suddenly remember something vividly that happened to you in the past you remember them
Toby Wells
For me this photo you sent me that Granny took conjures up9 a series of crazy events. I got this diploma, then fell down the steps as I left the stage. As I fell, I grabbed the curtain and all the curtains came down on top of me and the professor! Then all the lights went out! It’s amazing how one picture can call up10 an event in such detail. When I look at it, my thoughts always flash back11 immediately to that moment. 9 10 11
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makes a picture, image, memory, etc. appear in my mind make one remember or think about a particular memory or idea get a sudden vivid memory of something
English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced
