remember

verb

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

To keep in mind; to be mindful of.

To not forget (to do something required)

To memorize; to put something into memory.

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

To convey greetings from.

(transitive) To give (a person) money as a token of appreciation of past service or friendship.

(transitive) To commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony.

(obsolete) To put in mind; to remind (also used reflexively).

(rare) Alternative form of re-member. [(uncommon) To reconstitute or reassemble that which has been dismembered.]

Roots

rere- · Latin · again memor-member · Latin · mindful, remember

Synonyms for remember

recollectv recallv commemoratev remindv reminiscev memorializev recognizev retrospectn

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Where does remember come from?

The word remember breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“again”); and -member, from Latin memor (“mindful, remember”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.