remember
verb /rɪˈmem.bər/
/-bɚ/ Definition
A1 [I or T] to be able to bring back a piece of information into your mind, or to keep a piece of information in your memory: "Where did you park the car?" "I can't remember." I can remember people's faces, but not their names. [+ (that)] She suddenly remembered (that) her keys were in her other bag. [+ -ing verb] I don't remember signing a contract. [+ question word] Can you remember what her phone number is? I remember him as (= I thought he was) a rather annoying man.Remembering, reminding and reminders remember to do sth A2 to not forget to do something: Did you remember to do the shopping?Remembering, reminding and reminders be remembered for sth › to be kept in people's memories because of a particular action or quality: She will be remembered for her courage.Remembering, reminding and reminders you remember informal › said when you are talking to someone about something that they used to know but may have forgotten: We went and had tea in that little café - you remember, the one next to the bookshop.Remembering, reminding and reminders › [T] to hold a special ceremony to honour a past event or someone who has died: On 11 November, the British remember those who died in the two World Wars.CeremoniesRemembering, reminding and reminders › [T] to give a present or money to someone you love or who has provided good service to you: My Granny always remembers me (= sends me a present) on my birthday. My cousin remembered me in her will.Remembering, reminding and reminders
(Definition of remember verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blast from the past idiom
- aide-mémoire noun
- be engraved on sb's memory/mind idiom
- be etched on/in sb's memory idiom
- be your epitaph idiom
- flashback noun
- imprint noun (MARK)
- indelible adjective
- jog sb's memory idiom
- keepsake noun
- let's see idiom
- remind sb of sth/sb phrasal verb
- reminder noun 1
- reminder noun 2
- reminisce verb
- reminiscence noun
- resonance noun (QUALITY)
- resonate verb (HAVE QUALITY/EFFECT)
- resurface verb (APPEAR AGAIN)
- strike a chord idiom
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