If you say that something is engraved on your mind or memory or on your heart, you are emphasizing that you will never forget it, because it has made a very strong impression on you.
[emphasis]
Her image is engraved upon my heart. [+ in/on/upon]
Synonyms: fixed, set, printed, impressed More Synonyms of engraved
engraved in British English
(ɪnˈɡreɪvd)
adjective
1.
(of an object or substance, such as silver, crystal, etc) having had a design cut into it
an engraved crystal goblet
2.
having a permanent place (in one's emotions or memory)
her image is engraved upon my heart
The drowning at Chappaquiddick is still engraved in the collective memory of America.
Examples of 'engraved' in a sentence
engraved
The face was purple and the eyes wide, terror engraved in their stare.
Jenkins, Geoffrey A DAYSTAR OF FEAR (2002)
Ed had had it engraved inside with Forever --- I emitted a mirthless laugh.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
In other languages
engraved
British English: engraved ADJECTIVE
If you say that something is engraved on your mind, memory, or heart, you are emphasizing that you will never forget it.
Her image is engraved upon my heart.
American English: engraved
Brazilian Portuguese: gravado
Chinese: 铭刻于心的
European Spanish: grabado
French: gravé
German: eingeprägt
Italian: impresso
Japanese: >深く刻み込まれた心・記憶に
Korean: 아로새겨진
European Portuguese: gravado
Latin American Spanish: grabado
(adjective)
The memory is engraved upon my heart.
Synonyms
fixed
set
a set time for collection
printed
impressed
lodged
embedded
imprinted
etched
ingrained
Morals tend to be deeply ingrained.
infixed
Additional synonyms
in the sense of ingrained
Definition
(of a habit, feeling, or belief) deeply impressed or instilled