remember

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To keep something in your mind and be able to bring it back; to not forget.

   I still remember my first day at school.

2. 2
   verb

   To not forget to do something you need to do.

   Remember to lock the door when you go out.

3. 3
   verb

   To keep something in mind; to be mindful of it.

   Remember what I told you about being careful.

4. 4
   verb

   To pass on someone's greetings to another person.

   Please remember me to your parents.

Common collocations

• remember a birthday Verb + noun
• remember as Verb + preposition/particle

From Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorari (“to remember again”), from re- + memor (“mindful”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *(s)mer- (“to think about, be mindful, remember”). Cognate with Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”), Old English māmorian (“to deliberate, plan out, design”). More at mammer. etymology note The success of the Old French word was helped by its proximity in sound and meaning to an existing Germanic word: Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”) from Proto-Germanic *mimrō…

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