remember

Definitions

1. verb

   To bring a past thing back into your mind.

   Examples

   • I remember my first day at school very well.
   • Do you remember the name of that restaurant?
   ≈think
2. verb

   To learn something so you can keep it in your memory.

   Examples

   • Please remember this formula.
   • Try to remember these ten words for the quiz.
   ≈retain
3. verb

   To keep something in your mind.

   Examples

   • Remember what I told you.
   • Please remember to be kind to your sister.
   ≈mind
4. verb

   To not forget to do something.

   Examples

   • Remember to lock the door when you go out.
   • Did you remember to feed the cat?
5. verb

   To send someone's good wishes to another person.

   Examples

   • Please remember me to your brother.
   • She asks to be remembered to you all.
6. verb

   In old use, to remind someone of something.

   Examples

   • Let me remember you of what you promised.
   • My friends remembered me of home.
7. verb

   To think back to the past.

   Examples

   • You do not have to remind him, he remembers very well.
   • She sat quietly, trying hard to remember.
8. verb

   To leave or give someone money as a thank you.

   Examples

   • My aunt remembered me in her will.
   • Mail carriers were often remembered at Christmas.
9. verb

   To honor the memory of people at a special event.

   Examples

   • Today we remember those who served.
   • The town gathers each year to remember the flood victims.
10. verb

    To put the parts of something back together, in a rare spelling re-member.

    Examples

    • In the myth, she remembered Osiris by joining his pieces.
    • The story tells how the god was remembered and made whole.
    ≈recall≈retrieve