remember
[ ri-mem-ber ]
/ rɪˈmɛm bər /
verb (used with object)
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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Origin of remember
synonym study 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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British Dictionary definitions for remember
remember
/ (rɪˈmɛmbə) /
verb
Derived forms of remember
rememberer, nounWord 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.
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