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- DictionaryRe·mem·ber/rəˈmembər/
verb
- 1. have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has seen, known, or experienced in the past): "I remember the screech of the horn as the car came toward me" Similar recallcall to mindrecollectthink ofput a name toplacereminisce aboutthink back tolook back onhark back tocast one's mind back tosummon upmuse ontake a trip down memory lanemindarchaic:bethink oneself ofbear in mindkeep in mindnot lose sight of the factnot forgetbe mindful of the facttake into accounttake into considerationOpposite forgetoverlook
- ▪ do something that one has undertaken to do or that is necessary or advisable: "did you remember to mail the letters?" Similar don't forgetbe surebe certainmind that youmake sure that youOpposite neglect
- ▪ used to emphasize the importance of what is asserted: "you must remember that this is a secret"
- ▪ bear (someone) in mind by making them a gift or making provision for them: "he has remembered the boy in a codicil to his will" Similar bequeath something toleave something tomake someone a giftgive something tobestow something on
- ▪ convey greetings from one person to (another): "remember me to Charlie" Similar send one's best wishes tosend one's regards togive one's love tosend greetings fromsend one's compliments tosay hello toarchaic:commend oneself to
- ▪ pray for the success or well-being of: "the congress should be remembered in our prayers" Similar commemoratepay tribute tohonorsalutecelebratepay homage topay one's respects tomemorializekeep alive the memory ofspare a thought for
- ▪ recover one's manners after a lapse.
Word Origin Middle English: from Old French remembrer, from late Latin rememorari ‘call to mind’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + Latin memor ‘mindful’.
Derivatives
- 1. rememberer noun
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