jog memory
Trigger a recollection
To jog someone's memory is to prompt them to recall something they've forgotten.
A photograph might jog your memory about a childhood event; a name might jog your memory about where you met someone.
The image is of giving memory a little nudge to get it moving again: Let me show you the email—maybe it'll jog your memory.
- recallMemory retrieval act
- remindCause to recall
- triggerWhat initiates action
- ring a bellEvoke partial recognition
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
blast from past · prompt · nudge · hint · mental note · déjà vu · nostalgia · forgotten · tip of tongue · association · spark · retrieve · recollect · stir · evoke · faint · hazy · refresh
- memoryforget, recall, recollect, retain, forgetfulness
- memory phrasesring a bell, tip of tongue, slipped my mind, total recall, blast from past
- memoriesrecollections, reminisce, remembrances, reminiscence, recollect