vague memory

This page is about the collocation vague memory

collocation pattern: adjective + noun

Meaning

unclear or incomplete memory

For example

  • He was drunk, so he's only got a vague memory of what happened.

  • I've got a few memories of my days in kindergarten, but they're really vague.

Note:
Also "vague recollection"

Quick Quiz

If you've got a vague memory of something, you can remember

a. everything about it

b. nothing about it

c. a little about it
a) everything about it b) nothing about it c) a little about it

Contributor: Matt Errey