remember

[ ri-mem-ber ]

verb (used with object)

1. to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again:

   I'll try to remember the exact date.

   Antonyms: forget

2. to retain in the memory; keep in mind; remain aware of:

   Remember your appointment with the dentist.

   Antonyms: forget

3. to have (something) come into the mind again:

   I just remembered that it's your birthday today.

4. to bear (a person) in mind as deserving a gift, reward, or fee:

   The company always remembers us at Christmas.

5. to give a tip, donation, or gift to:

   to remember someone in need.

6. to mention (a person) to another as sending kindly greetings:

   Remember me to your family.

7. (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.

8. Archaic. to remind.

verb (used without object)

1. to possess or exercise the faculty of memory.
2. to have recollection (sometimes followed by of ):

   The old man remembers of his youth.

remember

/ rɪˈmɛmbə /

verb

1. to become aware of (something forgotten) again; bring back to one's consciousness; recall
2. to retain (an idea, intention, etc) in one's conscious mind

   remember to do one's shopping

   to remember Pythagoras' theorem

3. tr to give money, etc, to (someone), as in a will or in tipping
4. trfoll byto to mention (a person's name) to another person, as by way of greeting or friendship

   remember me to your mother

5. tr to mention (a person) favourably, as in prayer
6. tr to commemorate (a person, event, etc)

   to remember the dead of the wars

7. remember oneself
   to recover one's good manners after a lapse; stop behaving badly

Derived Forms

• reˈmemberer, noun

Other Words From

• re·member·a·ble adjective
• re·member·er noun
• unre·membered adjective
• unre·member·ing adjective
• well-re·membered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of remember¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorārī, equivalent to re- re- + Latin memor “mindful” ( memory ) + -ārī infinitive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of remember¹

C14: from Old French remembrer , from Late Latin rememorārī to recall to mind, from Latin re- + memor mindful; see memory

Synonym Study

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.

Example Sentences

The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.

From The Daily Beast

I remember H. Jon Benjamin told me it was a way-too-late apology for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

From The Daily Beast

Lacey Noonan's A Gronking to Remember makes 50 Shades of Grey look like Madame Bovary in terms of its literary sophistication.

From The Daily Beast

And with stand-ups, I remember liking George Carlin and Steve Martin.

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I remember all our music appeared on Spotify overnight, without anybody asking us.

From The Daily Beast

Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end.

From Project Gutenberg

And remember it is by our hypothesis the best possible form and arrangement of that lesson.

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Hasten the time, and remember the end, that they may declare thy wonderful works.

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We have to remember that his daily life, where the home is orderly, helps to impress on him regularity of form.

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Henceforth he must remember Winifred only when his sword was at the throat of some wretched mutineer appealing for mercy.

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Related Words

• commemorate
• get
• learn
• look back
• recall
• recognize
• relive
• remind