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   remember

   /rɪˈmɛmbə/

   verb

   • 1. 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" Similar recallcall to mindrecollectthink ofput a name toplacereminisce aboutthink back tolook back onhark back tocast one's mind back tosummon upmuse ontake a trip down memory lanemindarchaic:bethink oneself ofbear in mindkeep in mindnot lose sight of the factnot forgetbe mindful of the facttake into accounttake into considerationOpposite forgetoverlook
   • ▪ bear (someone) in mind by making them a gift or making provision for them: "he has remembered the boy in his will" Similar bequeath something toleave something tomake someone a giftgive something tobestow something on
   • ▪ pray for the well-being of: "the congress should be remembered in our prayers" Similar commemoratepay tribute tohonoursalutecelebratepay homage topay one's respects tomemorializekeep alive the memory ofspare a thought for
   • ▪ convey greetings from one person to (another): "remember me to Charlie" Similar send one's best wishes tosend one's regards togive one's love tosend greetings fromsend one's compliments tosay hello toarchaic:commend oneself to
   • ▪ recover one's manners after a lapse: "she remembered herself and sat up straighter"
   • 2. do something that one has undertaken to do or that is necessary or advisable: "did you remember to post the letters?" Similar don't forgetbe surebe certainmind that youmake sure that youOpposite neglect
   • ▪ used to emphasize the importance of what is asserted: "you must remember that this is a secret"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. rememberer noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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