remember

verb (-bered; remembering) Etymology: Middle English remembren, from Anglo-French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorari, from Latin re- + Late Latin memorari to be mindful of, from Latin memor mindful — more at memory Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to bring to mind or think of again <

remembers the old days

> 2. archaic a. bethink 1b b. remind 3. a. to keep in mind for attention or consideration <

remembers friends at Christmas

> b. reward <

was remembered in the will

> 4. to retain in the memory <

remember the facts until the test is over

> 5. to convey greetings from <

remember me to her

> 6. record, commemorate intransitive verb 1. to exercise or have the power of memory 2. to have a recollection or remembrance • rememberability noun • rememberable adjective • rememberer noun Synonyms: remember, recollect, recall, remind, reminisce mean to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind. remember implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled <

remembers that day as though it were yesterday

>. recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered <

as near as I can recollect

>. recall suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech <

can't recall the words of the song

>. remind suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity <

that reminds me of a story

>. reminisce implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone <

old college friends like to reminisce

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