remember

Meaning

1. To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
2. To memorize; to put something into memory.
3. To keep in mind; to be mindful of.
4. To not forget (to do something required)
5. To convey greetings from.
6. (obsolete) To put in mind; to remind (also used reflexively).
7. (intransitive) To engage in the process of recalling memories.
8. (transitive) To give (a person) money as a token of appreciation of past service or friendship.
9. (transitive) To commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony.

Synonyms

recall

recollect

think

🤔

keep in mind

memorize

think of

bear in mind

commemorate

call to mind

recognize

think about

learn by heart

think back

commit to memory

know

retain

consider

celebrate

memorialize

miss

realize

take note of

understand

be aware

call back

imagine

bethink

mind

memorise

reflect upon

bring to mind

take to heart

memorialise

call up

aware of

meditate

memory

retrieve

remind

reminisce

conceive

keep

reflect

commend

honour

honor

hear

admire

recognise

bring back to one’s mind

Translations

recordar

ricordare

se souvenir

acordarse

rappeler

ricordarsi

erinnern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: remembren

Cognate with Old English: mimorian

Cognate with Old English: māmorian

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: mīmerje

Cognate with Middle Low German: mimeren

Cognate with Middle Dutch: mimeren

Cognate with Dutch: mijmeren

Cognate with Old English: mimor

Cognate with Old Norse: Mímir

Cognate with Old English: māmrian

Cognate with Middle English: ȝemuneȝen

Cognate with Old English: ġemynegian

Cognate with Middle English: minnen

Cognate with Old Norse: minna

Cognate with Middle English: munden

Cognate with Old English: ġemynd

Cognate with Middle English: ithenchen

Cognate with Old English: ġeþencan

Cognate with Middle English: manien

Cognate with Old English: manian

In summary

From Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorari (“to remember again”), from re- + memor (“mindful”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *(s)mer- (“to think about, be mindful, remember”). Cognate with Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”), Old English māmorian (“to deliberate, plan out, design”). More at mammer.
etymology note
The success of the Old French word was helped by its proximity in sound and meaning to an existing Germanic word: Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”) from Proto-Germanic *mimrōną, *mīmrōną (“to remember, be mindful”), from the same Indo-European source, and is akin to Saterland Frisian miemerje (“to ponder, reflect”), Middle Low German mimeren (“to ponder, meditate”), Middle Dutch mimeren (“to reflect, think to oneself”) (Dutch mijmeren (“to muse, reflect deeply”)), Old English ġemimor (“mindful”), Old Norse Mímir, Mim (“Norse god of memory”), Old English māmrian (“to think out, design”). Related to mourn.
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 ithenchen, ȝethenchen (“to think on, remember”), from Old English ġeþencan; Middle English manien (“to remind, mention, remember”), from Old English manian (“to admonish, remind, mention”).

Sentences

I remember how I sat on the table there in the blackness , with patches of green and crimson swimming before my eyes .