Verb: remember ri'mem-bu(r)
- Have and bring to mind a memory of something; bring back knowledge from memory
"I can't remember saying any such thing"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?";
- retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think
- Keep in mind for attention or consideration
"Remember the Alamo";
- think of
- Recapture the past; indulge in memories
"he remembered how he used to pick flowers";
- think back
- Exercise, or have the power of, memory
"After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others"
- Call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
"We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War";
- commemorate
- Show appreciation to
"He remembered her in his will"
- Mention favourably, as in prayer
"remember me in your prayers"
- Mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
"Remember me to your wife";
- commend
Derived forms: remembering, remembers, remembered
Type of: advert [rare], associate, bequeath, bring up, celebrate, cerebrate, cite, cogitate, colligate, connect, keep, leave, link, link up, mention, name, observe, refer, relate, think, tie in, will
Antonym: bury
Encyclopedia: Remember, I Love You