"jog someone's memory" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: jogs someone's memory [present, singular, third-person], jogging someone's memory [participle, present], jogged someone's memory [participle, past], jogged someone's memory [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jog someone's memory (third-person singular simple present jogs someone's memory, present participle jogging someone's memory, simple past and past participle jogged someone's memory)
  1. (idiomatic) To cause someone to remember something, suddenly; to spark a memory. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: ring a bell
    Sense id: en-jog_someone's_memory-en-verb-RShBL1WB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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