remember

[ri-mem-ber] /rɪˈmɛm bər/

verb (used with object)

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

I'll try to remember the exact date.

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

Remember your appointment with the dentist.

to have (something) come into the mind again:

I just remembered that it's your birthday today.

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

The company always remembers us at Christmas.

to give a tip, donation, or gift to:

to remember the needy.

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

Remember me to your family.

(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.

Archaic. to remind.

verb (used without object)

to possess or exercise the faculty of memory.

10.

to have recollection (sometimes followed by of):

The old man remembers of his youth.

Origin

1300-50; Middle English remembren < Old French remembrer < Late Latin rememorārī, equivalent to re- re- + Latin memor mindful (see memory) + -ārī infinitive suffix

Related forms

rememberable, adjective

rememberer, noun

unremembered, adjective

unremembering, adjective

well-remembered, adjective

Synonyms

1. 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.

Antonyms

1, 2. forget.

Examples from the web for remember

Before you start lighting up, do remember you have other body parts.
Our brains are exquisitely tuned to perceive, recognize and remember faces.
Think of the hundreds of people you can remember ever having met.
People were about twice as likely to remember the tasks during which they'd been interrupted than those they completed.
First, an earthquake is summarized by an easy-to-remember and easy-to-interpret single-digit number.
One week of heavy alcohol intake had increased the mice's ability to remember the context of a rewarding experience.
What is more, the fisherman couldn't remember which of the four bungalows on the lagoon the criminal had first entered.
There are a couple of good things to remember about disease resistance.
Families trek to the cemetery to remember dead loved ones.
remember to have fun and that there is no right way.

British Dictionary definitions for remember

remember

/rɪˈmɛmbə/

verb

to become aware of (something forgotten) again; bring back to one's consciousness; recall

to retain (an idea, intention, etc) in one's conscious mind: to remember Pythagoras' theorem, remember to do one's shopping

(transitive) to give money, etc, to (someone), as in a will or in tipping

(transitive) foll by to. to mention (a person's name) to another person, as by way of greeting or friendship: remember me to your mother

(transitive) to mention (a person) favourably, as in prayer

(transitive) to commemorate (a person, event, etc): to remember the dead of the wars

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

Derived Forms

rememberer, noun

Word Origin

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

Word Origin and History for remember

early 14c., "keep in mind, retain in the memory," from Old French remembrer "remember, recall, bring to mind" (11c.), from Latin rememorari "recall to mind, remember," from re- "again" (see re-) + memorari "be mindful of," from memor "mindful" (see memory). Meaning "recall to mind" is late 14c.; sense of "to mention" is from 1550s. Also in Middle English "to remind" (someone). An Anglo-Saxon verb for it was gemunan.

remember in Medicine

remember re·mem·ber (rĭ-měm'bər)
v. re·mem·bered, re·mem·ber·ing, re·mem·bers

To recall to the mind; think of again.
To retain in the memory.
To return to an original shape or form after being deformed or altered.