verb

remember

remember, recall, recollect

I remember her name.

I remember her name.

Remember to lock the door.

Remember to lock the door.

I remember visiting this place as a child.

I remember visiting this place as a child.

remember ((sth./sb.)) to keep an image or idea in your mind I remember her name.

remember ((to-inf)) to not forget to do something Remember to lock the door.

remember ((-ing)) to have a memory of a past event I remember visiting this place.

Synonyms: recall, recollect; Antonyms: forget

From 're-' (again) + Latin 'memor' (mindful). To bring to mind again.

Think of putting the 'members' of a memory back together 'again' (re-). Note the difference: 'remember to do' (future action) vs. 'remember doing' (past action).

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