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Remember

//ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ// verb

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Verb
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of re-member. alt-of, alternative, rare

    "knit 'this scattered corn into one mutual sheaf, / these broken limbs again into one body' - in other words, how to resurrect the dismembered god, to remember Osiris. Yet the only body made whole in these expert, lowering poems is the body of this death."

  3. 3
    recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection wordnet
  4. 4
    To memorize; to put something into memory.

    "Please remember this formula!"

  5. 5
    keep in mind for attention or consideration wordnet
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  1. 6
    To keep in mind; to be mindful of.

    "Remember what I've said."

  2. 7
    recapture the past; indulge in memories wordnet
  3. 8
    To not forget (to do something required)

    "Remember to lock the door when you go out."

  4. 9
    call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony wordnet
  5. 10
    To convey greetings from.

    "Please remember me to your brother."

  6. 11
    exercise, or have the power of, memory wordnet
  7. 12
    To put in mind; to remind (also used reflexively). obsolete

    "Since thou dost give me pains, / Let me remember thee what thou hast promis'd, / Which is not yet perform'd me."

  8. 13
    mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship wordnet
  9. 14
    To engage in the process of recalling memories. intransitive

    "You don't have to remind him; he remembers very well."

  10. 15
    mention favorably, as in prayer wordnet
  11. 16
    To give (a person) money as a token of appreciation of past service or friendship. transitive

    "My aunt remembered me in her will, leaving me several thousand pounds."

  12. 17
    show appreciation to wordnet
  13. 18
    To commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony. transitive

    "Today we remember and honour those who have served."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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 mammer. 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, remind”); Middle English minnen (“to remember, have in mind”), from Old Norse minna (“to remind”); Middle English munden, ȝemunden (“to bear in mind, remember”), from Old English ġemynd (“memory, remembrance”); Middle English ithenchen, ȝethenchen (“to think on, remember”), from Old English ġeþencan; Middle English manien (“to remind, mention, remember”), from Old English manian (“to admonish, remind, mention”).

Etymology 2

From re- + member.

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