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)
- 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
- To memorize; to put something into memory.
- Please remember this formula!
- Synonyms:
- retain
- To keep in mind; to be mindful of.
- Remember what I've said.
- Synonyms:
- mind
- To not forget (to do something required)
- Remember to lock the door when you go out.
- To convey greetings from.
- Please remember me to your brother.
- She asks to be remembered to you all.
- 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...
- To engage in the process of recalling memories.
- You don't have to remind him; he remembers very well.
- 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
- 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:
Synonyms of remember
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Antonyms
Forms of remember
| third-person singular present | remembers |
|---|---|
| present participle | remembering |
| past participle | remembered |
| past | remembered |
| alternative form | remembre |
| alternative form | 'member |
| alternative form | rmb |
| alternative form | re-member |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | rememberest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | rememberedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | remembereth |
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
- disremember
- for as long as one can remember
- foreremembered
- half-remember
- I can't remember the last time
- misremember
- Pepperidge Farm remembers
- recomember
- rememberability
- rememberable
- rememberer
- rememberingly
- rememberize
- remember like it was yesterday
- remembersome
- remembrance
- reremember
- unremember
- unremembered
- unremembering
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
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Adapted from Wiktionary: remember (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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