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.

Nearby words

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

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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Related forms

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

well-re·mem·bered, adjective

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Examples from the Web for rememberable

And we're not going to quarrel at such a rememberable moment, not we.
Red-Robin|Jane Abbott
But the most rememberable shape in which they can be recalled is, perhaps, by the names of their capitals.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
They cannot away with emotional arabesques; they must have recognizable and rememberable outlines.
Platform Monologues|T. G. Tucker
Such people are by no means the best people; but they are the most effective people—the most rememberable people.
English Critical Essays|Various

Some list of their Names, with what rememberable human feature or event (if any) still speaks to us in them, we must try to give.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for rememberable

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 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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Medicine definitions for rememberable

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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