Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "remembering" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

mean seeing pictures in ones mind

Causes

avoid old mistakes being able to use knowledge being prepared benefitting from lessons learned brain gets sharp crying depression embaressment emotional connection emotional pain experience happy memory feel emotions feeling emotional about past event feeling sad feeling satisfied feelings come up feelings of joy find keys forgeting forgetting again forgetting why remembering having emotional response having first forgot inspiration knowing knowledge laugh learn learning less to forget losing attention of audience memories to come back nostalgia pain phoning pleasure problems realizing had forgotten recalling recalling from past remember other things sad self doubt slap forehead smile snap fingers strong emotions thinking about past trauma writing down

Causes Desire

see story

Inflected/Variant Forms

remember

Prerequisites

brain brain cells brain or electronic memory device clear mind and stimulation intact memory intelligence knowing first knowing to begin with knowledge learning about long term memory memories memory memory circuits nerve cells prior knowledge of recall recapulating

Subevents

being able to do blank stare chew fingernail closing eyes feel sad feeling good feeling sad find in mind forget another thing forgetting glancing going back in time imagining past situations makes happy may remember else might feel nostalgic peruse photo albums pissing realizing else recall had forgotten recite relive moment remember forgot s sense of nostalgia say oh yeah say umm scratch head sense of regret shifting eyes slap yourself in face smile smile or cry smiling staring stop thinking in other things stopping to think tap head tapping pencil think think about past think in black and white think of forgot write thoughts you'll start laughing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

basic cognitive process

Type Of (IsA)

action cognitive process intentional mental event

Related Terms

remember

Synonym Network

memory

Used For

answering question avoiding previous mistakes bad time being able to recall things being aware being prepared better decisions commemorating event comparing daily functioning discovering truth everyday affairs feeling emotion getting things done good time happiness honoring person keeping facts keeping memories keeping memory alive keeping past alive keeping word keeping work knowing learn from past learning love memory memory experts not making same mistake twice performing skill preserving history recalling recalling facts recollection of past events relating reminicing sadness telling punchline of joke thinking

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