remember

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   exercise, or have the power of, memory

   After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember

2. 2
   verb

   mention favorably, as in prayer

   remember me in your prayers

3. 3
   verb

   show appreciation to

   They remembered the child in their will.

4. 4
   verb

   To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.

   In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.

5. 5
   verb

   To memorize; to put something into memory.

   Please remember this formula!

6. 6
   verb

   To keep in mind; to be mindful of.

   Remember what I've said.

7. 7
   verb

   To not forget (to do something required)

   Remember to lock the door when you go out.

8. 8
   verb

   To convey greetings from.

   Please remember me to your brother.

Etymology

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…