remember

[ ri-mem-ber ]

/ rɪˈmɛm bər /

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verb (used with object)

to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.

to retain in the memory; keep in mind; remain aware of: Remember your appointment with the dentist.

to have (something) come into the mind again: I just remembered that it's your birthday today.

to bear (a person) in mind as deserving a gift, reward, or fee: The company always remembers us at Christmas.

to give a tip, donation, or gift to: to remember the needy.

to mention (a person) to another as sending kindly greetings: Remember me to your family.

(of an appliance, computer, etc.) to perform (a programmed activity) at a later time or according to a preset schedule: The coffeepot remembers to start the coffee at 7 a.m. every day.

Archaic. to remind.

verb (used without object)

to possess or exercise the faculty of memory.

to have recollection (sometimes followed by of): The old man remembers of his youth.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

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Origin of remember

1300–50; Middle English remembren < Old French remembrer < Late Latin rememorārī, equivalent to re- re- + Latin memor mindful (see memory) + -ārī infinitive suffix

SYNONYMS FOR remember

1 Remember, recall, recollect refer to bringing back before the conscious mind things which exist in the memory. Remember implies that a thing exists in the memory, though not actually present in the thoughts at the moment: to remember the days of one's childhood. Recall implies a voluntary effort, though not a great one: to recall the words of a song. Recollect implies an earnest voluntary effort to remember some definite, desired fact or thing: I cannot recollect the exact circumstances.

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ANTONYMS FOR remember

1, 2 forget.

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OTHER WORDS FROM remember

re·mem·ber·a·ble, adjectivere·mem·ber·er, nounun·re·mem·bered, adjectiveun·re·mem·ber·ing, adjective

well-re·mem·bered, adjective

Words nearby remember

remedial, remedial reading, remediation, remediless, remedy, remember, remember the alamo!, remember the maine, remembrance, remembrance day, remembrance of things past

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Example sentences from the Web for remember

I remember H. Jon Benjamin told me it was a way-too-late apology for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Lacey Noonan's A Gronking to Remember makes 50 Shades of Grey look like Madame Bovary in terms of its literary sophistication.
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And with stand-ups, I remember liking George Carlin and Steve Martin.
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I remember all our music appeared on Spotify overnight, without anybody asking us.
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Once I began reading, I realized A Gronking to Remember was a masturbatory tribute to the New England Patriots.
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That father too embraced him and asked him in the presence of all,—“Do you remember both your lives, my son?”
The Kath Sarit Sgara|Somadeva Bhatta
Besides, it is needful to remember what star and what sign of the Zodiac rules the sick person.
The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski
I was trying to remember whether or not I'd put moth-balls in your winter suit.'
The Sick-a-Bed Lady|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
I wrote the one here in question, which met with general acceptance; and I do not remember that any one else competed.
The Germ|Various
I do not remember much else about it; indeed, the pain in my arm was so sharp that I had no eyes for physical features.
Ayesha|H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for remember

remember

/ (rɪˈmɛmbə) /

verb

to become aware of (something forgotten) again; bring back to one's consciousness; recall

to retain (an idea, intention, etc) in one's conscious mindto remember Pythagoras' theorem; remember to do one's shopping

(tr) to give money, etc, to (someone), as in a will or in tipping

(tr foll by to) to mention (a person's name) to another person, as by way of greeting or friendshipremember me to your mother

(tr) to mention (a person) favourably, as in prayer

(tr) to commemorate (a person, event, etc)to remember the dead of the wars

remember oneself to recover one's good manners after a lapse; stop behaving badly

Derived forms of remember

rememberer, noun

Word Origin for remember

C14: from Old French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorārī to recall to mind, from Latin re- + memor mindful; see memory

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Medical definitions for remember

remember

[ rĭ-mĕm′bər ]

v.

To recall to the mind; think of again.

To retain in the memory.

To return to an original shape or form after being deformed or altered.

remember

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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