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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɛmbər

[edit] Etymology

Middle English remembren from Old French remembrer from Late Latin rememorari "to remember again" from re- + memor "mindful" from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“‘to think about, be mindful, remember’”). The success of the Old French word was aided by its proximity in sound and meaning to an existing Germanic word: Old English mimorian, mymerian "to remember, commemorate" from Old English mimor "mindful" from Proto-Germanic *mīmr-, maimr-, mimr- (“‘to remember, be mindful’”), from the same Proto-Indo-European source. Akin to Eastern Frisian mīmerje "to ponder, reflect", Middle Low German mīmeren, mīmern "to ponder, meditate", Middle Dutch mīmeren "to reflect, think to oneself" (Dutch mijmeren "to muse, reflect deeply"), Old Norse Mímir, Mim, Norse god of Memory and Wisdom, Old English māmrian "to think out, design". Displaced native Middle English ''ȝemuneȝen "to remember" (from Old English ġemynegian "to remember, remind"), Middle English minnen "to remember, have in mind" (from Old Norse minna "to remind"), Middle English munden, ȝemunden "to bear in mind, remember" (from Old English ġemynd "memory, remembrance"), Middle English ȝethenchen, ithenchen "to think on, remember" (from Old English ġeþencan), Middle English manien "to remind, mention, remember" (from Old English manian "to admonish, remind, mention").

[edit] Verb

to remember (third-person singular simple present remembers, present participle remembering, simple past and past participle remembered)

1. To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.

   I remember the formula.

   I remember locking the door.

   • 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion^[1], page 266:

     In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.

2. To memorize; to put something into memory.

   Please remember this formula!

3. To not forget (to do something required)

   Remember to lock the door when you go out.

4. To convey greetings.

   Please remember me to your brother.

5. (obsolete) To put in mind; to remind (also used reflexively)
   • Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Secret Parting, lines 5-7

     But soon, remembering her how brief the whole

     Of joy, which its own hours annihilate,

     Her set gaze gathered

6. (intransitive) To engage in the process of recalling memories.

   You don't have to remind him, he remembers very well.

[edit] Usage notes

• In sense 1 this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing).
• In sense 3 this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
• See Appendix:English catenative verbs

[edit] Synonyms

• recall
• reminisce

[edit] Derived terms

• rememberer
• remembrance

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• recollect
• recollection
• remind