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remember

Syllables: re·mem·ber/ɹɪˈmɛm.bə//ɹɪˈmɛm.bɚ/

remember verb: to recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory. Also the alternative form of re-member.

Verb

remember (third-person singular simple present remembers, present participle remembering, simple past and past participle remembered)

  1. To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
    • In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page 266
    • […] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    think, place
  2. To memorize; to put something into memory.
    • Please remember this formula!
    Synonyms:
    retain
  3. To keep in mind; to be mindful of.
    • Remember what I've said.
    Synonyms:
    mind
  4. To not forget (to do something required)
    • Remember to lock the door when you go out.
  5. To convey greetings from.
    • Please remember me to your brother.
    • She asks to be remembered to you all.
  6. (obsolete) To put in mind; to remind (also used reflexively).
    • Since thou dost give me pains, / Let me remember thee what thou hast promis'd, / Which is not yet perform'd me.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
    • My friends remember'd me of home.1614–1615, Homer, “(please specify the book number)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses. […], London: […] Rich[ard] Field [and William Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, published 1615...
  7. (intransitive) To engage in the process of recalling memories.
    • You don't have to remind him; he remembers very well.
  8. (transitive) To give (a person) money as a token of appreciation of past service or friendship.
    • My aunt remembered me in her will, leaving me several thousand pounds.
    • Waitresses, mail carriers, and teachers were often remembered on Boxing Day.2003, Little Visits 365 Family Devotions: Building Faith for a Lifetime, Concordia Publishing House
  9. (transitive) To commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony.
    • Today we remember and honour those who have served.

Also used as

remember is also the alternative form of re-member.

remember meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

remember in Hindi

to recall from one's memory
स्मरण रखना smaraṇ rakhnā
to memorize
स्मरण smaraṇ

remember in Marathi

to recall from one's memory
आठवणे āṭhavṇe

remember in Urdu

to recall from one's memory
یاد کرنا yād karnā
to memorize
یاد رکھنا yād rakhnā

remember in Bengali

to recall from one's memory
মনে করা mone kora, মনে পড়া mone poṛa
to memorize
মনে রাখা mone rakha
to not forget to do something required
মনে রাখা mone rakha
More languagesFewer languages
remember in Telugu
గుర్తుండు gurtuṇḍu
remember in Sanskrit
स्मरति smárati
remember in Tagalog
tandaan, alalahanin
remember in Arabic
تَذَكَّرَ taḏakkara, اِسْتَذْكَرَ istaḏkara
remember in Indonesian
ingat
remember in Persian
به یاد آوردن be yâd âvardan, یاد آمدن yâd âmadan, یاد کردن yâd kardan, به یاد داشتن be yâd dâštan
remember in Thai
จำได้, จำ jam, จดจำ jòt-jam, จำไว้
remember in Vietnamese
nhớ, thuộc, thuộc lòng
remember in Myanmar
မှတ်မိ hmatmi., မှတ် hmat

Examples of remember in a sentence

  • I remembered my father's concern for the tenant farmer and for the workers' need for collective bargaining.1971, Lyndon Johnson, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 104:
  • Spencer remembers the session as being 'as boring as beans'.2012, Mick Brown, Tearing Down The Wall of Sound: The Rise And Fall of Phil Spector:
  • I know you're American, but can you remember that?2015, Orren Merton, The Dawning of Firebird Alex:
  • We have met twice this year and, during our first interview, Mata spoke evocatively when remembering how, having joined Real Oviedo aged 10 in 1998, he was given a previously unimaginable opportunity.2018 January 1, Donald McRae, “The Guardian footballer of the year 2017: Juan Mata”, in The Guardian:

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Synonyms of remember

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Antonyms

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Forms of remember

third-person singular presentremembers
present participleremembering
past participleremembered
pastremembered
alternative formremembre
alternative form'member
alternative formrmb
alternative formre-member
second-person singular present (archaic)rememberest
second-person singular past (archaic)rememberedst
third-person singular present (archaic)remembereth

Past tense of remember: remembered

Origin of remember

From Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorari (“to remember again”), from re- + memor (“mindful”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *(s)mer- (“to think about, be mindful, remember”). Cognate with Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”), Old English māmorian (“to deliberate, plan out, design”). More at mimmer and mammer. Compare also dialectical English umbethink. etymology note The success of the Old French word was helped by its proximity in sound and meaning to an existing Germanic word: Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”) from Proto-Germanic *mimrōną, *mīmrōną (“to remember, be mindful”), from the same Indo-European source, and is akin to Saterland Frisian miemerje (“to ponder, reflect”), Middle Low German mimeren (“to ponder, meditate”), Middle Dutch mimeren (“to reflect, think to oneself”) (Dutch mijmeren (“to muse, reflect deeply”)), Old English ġemimor (“mindful”), Old Norse Mímir, Mim (“Norse god of memory”), Old English māmrian (“to think out, design”). Related to mourn. Displaced native Middle English ȝemuneȝen (“to remember”), from Old English ġemynegian (“to remember...

From re- + member.

Words formed from remember

Phrases with remember

Words that rhyme with remember

Questions about remember

What does remember mean?
Remember means to recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
What is remember in Hindi?
Remember in Hindi is स्मरण रखना (smaraṇ rakhnā), स्मरण (smaraṇ). See Remember meaning in Hindi.
How do you use remember in a sentence?
I remembered my father's concern for the tenant farmer and for the workers' need for collective bargaining.
What part of speech is remember?
Remember is a verb.
How do you pronounce remember?
Remember is pronounced /ɹɪˈmɛm.bə/ (UK).
What is the past tense of remember?
The past tense of remember is remembered.

Words near remember in the dictionary

  1. remeltability
  2. remeltable
  3. remelted
  4. remelting
  5. remelts
  6. remember
  7. remember like it was yesterday
  8. remember'd
  9. rememberability
  10. rememberable
  11. rememberably

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