Pronunciation: ri- ' mem-b ə r
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -bered ; -ber · ing \ -b( ə -)ri ŋ \
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 < remember s the old days>
2 archaic a : BETHINK 1B b : REMIND
3 a : to keep in mind for attention or consideration < remember s friends at Christmas> b : REWARD <was remember ed 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
– re · mem · ber · abil · i · ty \ - ˌ mem-b( ə -)r ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– re · mem · ber · able \ - ' mem-b( ə -)r ə -b ə l \ adjective
– re · mem · ber · er \ -b ə r- ə r \ 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 >.