remember

 
Pronunciation: /rɪˈmɛmbə/

verb

  • 1 [with object] have in or be able to bring to one’s mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past): I remember the screech of the horn as the car came towards me no one remembered his name
  • bear (someone) in mind by making them a gift or making provision for them: he has remembered the boy in his will
  • pray for the well-being of: the congress should be remembered in our prayers
  • (remember someone to) convey greetings from one person to (another): remember me to Charlie
  • (remember oneself) recover one’s manners after a lapse: she remembered herself and sat up straighter
  • 2 [with infinitive] do something that one has undertaken to do or that is necessary or advisable: did you remember to post the letters?
  • [with clause] used to emphasize the importance of what is asserted: you must remember that this is a secret

Derivatives

rememberer

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French remembrer, from late Latin rememorari 'call to mind', from re- (expressing intensive force) + Latin memor 'mindful'

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