remember
- 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.
- 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
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Contemporary Examples of 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 GreatnessMarlow Stern
January 7, 2015
He should also be remembered for being an early and eloquent foe of Nazism.
Both Edgar and Julio shared the same smile and light-hearted manner that I remembered and appreciated from years ago.
Then they would go to a hotel afterwards and combine the parts they had remembered in one sketch.
The hullaballoo over the female writer who came forward saying that her objections to the episode were ignored will be remembered.
Historical Examples of remembered
I remembered the helpless kid that Paralus confided to my care.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
A moment later Percival remembered his last words, also his reference to Blythe.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
When you thought of Kate, you remembered precisely how she sat, how she stood, and how she walked.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
I remembered the object of my visit, and struggled for composure.
It had been vaguely present in his mind when he faced the crowd at Martindale, he remembered now.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
remember
- 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
Word Origin for remember
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.
remember
(rĭ-mĕm′bər)- 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.