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re·mem·ber /rɪˈmɛmbər/ [ri-mem-ber] –verb (used with object) 1. to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date. 2. to retain in the memory; keep in mind; remain aware of: Remember your appointment with the dentist. 3. to have (something) come into the mind again: I just remembered that it's your birthday today. 4. to bear (a person) in mind as deserving a gift, reward, or fee: The company always remembers us at Christmas. 5. to give a tip, donation, or gift to: to remember the needy. 6. to mention (a person) to another as sending kindly greetings: Remember me to your family. 7. (of an appliance, computer, etc.) to perform (a programmed activity) at a later time or according to a preset schedule: The coffeepot remembers to start the coffee at 7 a.m. every day. 8. Archaic. to remind. –verb (used without object) 9. to possess or exercise the faculty of memory. 10. to have recollection (sometimes fol. by of): The old man remembers of his youth. [Origin: 1300–50; ME remembren < OF remembrer < LL rememorārī, equiv. to re- re- + L memor mindful (memory) + -ārī inf. suffix] —Related forms re·mem·ber·a·ble, adjective re·mem·ber·er, noun —Synonyms Remember, recall, recollect refer to bringing back before the conscious mind things which exist in the memory. Remember implies that a thing exists in the memory, though not actually present in the thoughts at the moment: to remember the days of one's childhood. Recall implies a voluntary effort, though not a great one: to recall the words of a song. Recollect implies an earnest voluntary effort to remember some definite, desired fact or thing: I cannot recollect the exact circumstances. —Antonyms Forget. |