Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get the memo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: get the memo
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To receive an item of information.

verb

To be aware of the current state of affairs.

Informal

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, memo.

Example Sentences

"Apart from that, it was England’s attack against Latvia’s massed defence. Marcus Rashford had got the memo to take on his man; he was positive, although the end product consistently eluded him."
"Well it's a bit late now, to suddenly start caring about that. I guess you didn't get the memo?"
"They've gotten it into their head that there's a mystical secret to academic success, and they just didn't get the memo."
"My alarm clock didn't get the memo about the day off. Iggy's must have because I can hear him snoring through his bedroom door."
"It seems even Kris Jenner has got the pink memo. The momager followed up Kim's post with her own, sharing a throwback pic of herself in a neon pink '80s swimsuit."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

gets the memo (present, singular) getting the memo (participle, present) got the memo (past) got the memo (UK, participle) gotten the memo (US, participle)

Antonyms

miss the memo

Questions

What does get the memo mean?: To receive an item of information.

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