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.

RELATED WORDS

retained, recollected

Nearby words

remedial reading, remediate, 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 remembered

I meant no harm by it, but I remembered how this person talked, and I did it for my Mom and she was not into it.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He should also be remembered for being an early and eloquent foe of Nazism.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both Edgar and Julio shared the same smile and light-hearted manner that I remembered and appreciated from years ago.
Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar|Daniel Levin|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then they would go to a hotel afterwards and combine the parts they had remembered in one sketch.
The Big Business of Fashion Counterfeits|Lizzie Crocker|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The hullaballoo over the female writer who came forward saying that her objections to the episode were ignored will be remembered.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble|Kevin Fallon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The stillness of the wood quieted him finally, as it had always done, and he remembered his old friends the Greelys.
The Boy from Hollow Hut|Isla May Mullins
Bill was anxious to get back to poor Jack, who he remembered was well-nigh starving.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral|W.H.G. Kingston
He remembered that at that time Mr. Stephens had knelt down and prayed for him.
Three People|Pansy
He remembered how homesick he had been the first summer he had spent in Oxford, and how he had longed to go back.
The Youth of Parnassus and Other Stories|Logan Pearsall Smith
We remembered each other, and, each in our different lives, we were constant to our early love.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, October, 1864|Various

British Dictionary definitions for remembered

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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Word Origin and History for remembered

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.

Medicine definitions for remembered

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

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verb (used without object)

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remember

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remember

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