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(rĭ-mĕm'bər)

v., -bered, -ber·ing, -bers.

v.tr.

1. 1. To recall to the mind with effort; think of again: I finally remembered the address.
   2. To recall or become aware of suddenly or spontaneously: Then I remembered that today is your birthday.
2. To retain in the memory: Remember your appointment.
3. To keep (someone) in mind as worthy of consideration or recognition.
4. To reward with a gift or tip.
5. To give greetings from: Remember me to your family.
6. Engineering. To return to (an original shape or form) after being deformed or altered.
7. Electronics. To carry out (a programmed or preset activity).
8. Archaic. To remind.

v.intr.
To have or use the power of memory.

[Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer, from Latin rememorārī, to remember again : re-, re- + memor, mindful.]

rememberability re·mem'ber·a·bil'i·ty n.
rememberable re·mem'ber·a·ble adj.
rememberer re·mem'ber·er n.

SYNONYMS   remember, recall, recollect. These verbs mean to bring an image or a thought back to the mind: can't remember his name; recalling her kindness; recollected the events leading to the accident.
ANTONYM  forget

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verb

1. To renew an image or thought in the mind: bethink, mind, recall, recollect, reminisce, retain, revive, think. Idioms: bring to mind. See remember/forget.
2. To care enough to keep (someone) in mind: think about, think of. See remember/forget.

v

Definition: keep in mind; summon into mind
Antonyms: disregard, forget

IN BRIEF: To bring back to mind by recalling.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. — Dalai Lama

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• Learning and Memory - remember: call back to the level of consciousness; think of again; retain in one’s memory; recall; recollect

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Common misspelling(s) of remember

• remeber

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mindes, betænke (f.eks. i testamente)
v. intr. - huske, mindes, erindre, komme i tanker om

idioms:

• remember oneself    blive sig selv igen, huske sine gode manerer
• remember someone to    hilse en fra

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich herinneren, onthouden, herdenken, denken aan

Français (French)
v. tr. - se souvenir, se rappeler, penser à faire, ne pas oublier de faire, ne pas oublier (de faire un cadeau, qn dans un testament), commémorer, rappeler qn au bon souvenir de
v. intr. - se souvenir

idioms:

• remember oneself    se reprendre
• remember someone to    rappeler qn au bon souvenir de, transmettre à qn son bon souvenir

Deutsch (German)
v. - denken an , sich erinnern

idioms:

• remember oneself    sich zusammennehmen
• remember someone to    Grüße bestellen, grüßen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θυμάμαι, θυμούμαι

idioms:

• remember oneself    θυμάμαι τον εαυτό μου (που έκανα κάτι)
• remember someone to    δίνω τα χαιρετίσματα κάποιου σε

Italiano (Italian)
ricordare, commemorare, ricordarsi di

idioms:

• remember oneself    ricordarsi
• remember someone to    salutare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lembrar, gratificar

idioms:

• remember oneself    lembrar de alguém
• remember someone to    lembrar alguém para fazer algo

Русский (Russian)
помнить, запомнить, напомнить

idioms:

• remember oneself    опомниться
• remember someone to    передать привет

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - retener, memorizar, recordar, acordarse de
v. intr. - acordarse, hacer memoria

idioms:

• remember oneself    recobrarse tras un lapsus de memoria, hacer memoria
• remember someone to    dar recuerdos a, pasar saludos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - minnas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
记得, 记住, 回忆起, 记起

idioms:

• remember oneself    言行失检后猛醒而知检点
• remember someone to    代某人向...问好

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 記得, 記住, 回憶起
v. intr. - 記得, 記住, 記起

idioms:

• remember oneself    言行失檢後猛醒而知檢點
• remember someone to    代某人向...問好

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기억하다, 생각해 내다, 잊지 않고 ~하다
v. intr. - 상기하다, 회고하다, 기억해 두다

idioms:

• remember oneself    생각해 내다, 자기의 잘못을 깨닫다
• remember someone to    안부를 전하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 思い出す, 忘れない, からよろしくと言う, チップをやる, 贈り物をする, 思い起こす

idioms:

• remember oneself    我に返る
• remember someone to    …によろしく伝える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتذكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זכר, הזכיר, העניק תשר, נתן שי‬
v. intr. - ‮זכר, נזכר‬

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