1. (v.t.)remember to recall to the mind; think of again.
2. remember to retain in the mind; remain aware of.
3. remember to have (something) come into the mind again: I just remembered our date.
4. remember to bear (a person) in mind as deserving a gift, reward, or fee: The company always remembers us at Christmas.
5. remember to give a tip, donation, or gift to.
6. remember to mention (a person) to another as sending kindly greetings: Remember me to your family.
7. remember (of an appliance, computer, etc.) to store or follow (programmed instructions).
8. remember Archaic. to remind.
9. (v.i.)remember to possess or exercise the faculty of memory.
Etymology: (1300–50; < OF remembrer < LL rememorārī < L re-re - +-memorārī, v. der. of memor mindful (see memory ))
Definition of 'remember'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
2. (verb)remember, think of keep in mind for attention or consideration "Remember the Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think of the starving children in India!"
3. (verb)remember, think back recapture the past; indulge in memories "he remembered how he used to pick flowers"
4. (verb)remember show appreciation to "He remembered her in his will"
5. (verb)remember mention favorably, as in prayer "remember me in your prayers"
6. (verb)commend, remember mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship "Remember me to your wife"
7. (verb)remember exercise, or have the power of, memory "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others"
8. (verb)commemorate, remember 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"
1. (verb)remember to keep sth in your mind and not forget it Did you remember to put the clothes in the wash?; I can't remember if it's at 9:30 or 10:00.; Remember that we have to take something to eat.; Did you remember your jacket?
2. remember to think of sth; = recall Do you remember that time we drove down to the coast?; After the accident, he couldn't remember anything.; Can you remember all the times tables?; "When's Martha's birthday?" "I can't remember."
Definition of 'remember'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)remember to have ( a notion or idea) come into the mind again, as previously perceived, known, or felt; to have a renewed apprehension of; to bring to mind again; to think of again; to recollect; as, I remember the fact; he remembers the events of his childhood; I cannot remember dates
2. (verb)remember to be capable of recalling when required; to keep in mind; to be continually aware or thoughtful of; to preserve fresh in the memory; to attend to; to think of with gratitude, affection, respect, or any other emotion
3. (verb)remember to put in mind; to remind; -- also used reflexively and impersonally
4. (verb)remember to mention
5. (verb)remember to recall to the mind of another, as in the friendly messages, remember me to him, he wishes to be remembered to you, etc
6. (verb)remember to execise or have the power of memory; as, some remember better than others
Sense: to keep in the mind, or to bring back into the mind after forgetting for a time I remember you; – we met three years ago; I remember watching the first men landing on the moon; Remember to telephone me tonight; I don't remember where I hid it.