remember

[ri-mem-ber]

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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.

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

Related formsre·mem·ber·a·ble, adjectivere·mem·ber·er, nounun·re·mem·bered, adjectiveun·re·mem·ber·ing, adjectivewell-re·mem·bered, adjective

Synonyms for remember

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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.

Antonyms for remember

1, 2. forget.

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Related Words for remember

commemorate, get, recall, recognize, remind, learn, relive, revoke, retrospect, memorize, extract, treasure, mind, revive, recollect, educe, reminisce, elicit, memorialize, retain

Examples from the Web for remember

Contemporary Examples of 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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January 7, 2015
I remember all our music appeared on Spotify overnight, without anybody asking us.
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January 7, 2015
Once I began reading, I realized A Gronking to Remember was a masturbatory tribute to the New England Patriots.
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Historical Examples of remember

It had been all the same to Mrs. Bines for as many years as a woman of fifty can remember.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
I remember Mr. Milbrey spoke of what fine claret you gave him.
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Harry Leon Wilson
He did not remember who he was, or that he had a wife and child.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
"I will tell you all I can remember, but that isn't very much," said Robert.
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Horatio Alger
But remember to touch your beaver where the hemlock boughs are low.
Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870
Various

British Dictionary definitions for remember

remember

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 Formsrememberer, 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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Word Origin and History for remember

early 14c., "keep in mind, retain in the memory," from Old French remembrer "remember, recall, bring to mind" (11c.), from Latin rememorari "recall to mind, remember," from re- "again" (see re-) + memorari "be mindful of," from memor "mindful" (see memory). Meaning "recall to mind" is late 14c.; sense of "to mention" is from 1550s. Also in Middle English "to remind" (someone). An Anglo-Saxon verb for it was gemunan.

remember in Medicine

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.