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Webster 1913 Edition

Remember

Re-mem′ber

(r?-m?m′b?r)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Remembered
(-b?rd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Remembering
.]
[OF.
remebrer
, L.
rememorari
; pref.
re-
re- +
memorare
to bring to remembrance, from
memor
mindful. See
Memory
, and cf.
Rememorate
.]
1.
To have (a notion or idea) come into the mind again, as previously perceived, known, or felt; to have a renewed apprehension of; to bring to mind again; to think of again; to recollect;
as, I
remember
the fact; he
remembers
the events of his childhood; I cannot
remember
dates.
We are said to
remember
anything, when the idea of it arises in the mind with the consciousness that we have had this idea before.
I. Watts.
2.
To be capable of recalling when required; to keep in mind; to be continually aware or thoughtful of; to preserve fresh in the memory; to attend to; to think of with gratitude, affection, respect, or any other emotion.
Remember
the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Ex. xx. 8.
That they may have their wages duly paid ’em,
And something over to
remember
me by.
Shakespeare
Remember
what I warn thee; shun to taste.
Milton.
3.
To put in mind; to remind; – also used reflexively and impersonally.
[Obs.]
“Remembering them the trith of what they themselves known.”
Milton.
My friends
remembered
me of home.
Chapman.
Remember
you of passed heaviness.
Chaucer.
And well thou wost [knowest] if it
remember
thee.
Chaucer.
4.
To mention.
[Obs.]
“As in many cases hereafter to be remembered.”
Ayliffe.
5.
To recall to the mind of another, as in the friendly messages, remember me to him, he wishes to be remembered to you, etc.

Re-mem′ber

(r?-m?m′b?r)
,
Verb.
I.
To execise or have the power of memory;
as, some
remember
better than others
.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Remember

REMEM'BER

,
Verb.
T.
[Low L. rememoror; re and memoror. See Memory.]
1.
To have in the mind an idea which had been in the mind before, and which recurs to the mind without effort.
We are said to remember any thing, when the idea of it arises in the mind with the consciousness that we have had this idea before.
2.
When we use effort to recall an idea, we are said to recollect it. This distinction is not always observed. Hence remember is often used as synonymous with recollect, that is, to call to mind. We say, we cannot remember a fact, when we mean, we cannot recollect it.
Remember the days of old. Deut. 32.
3.
To bear or keep in mind; to attend to.
Remember what I warn thee; shun to taste.
4.
To preserve the memory of; to preserve from being forgotten.
Let them have their wages duly paid, and something over to remember me.
5.
To mention. [Not in use.]
6.
To put in mind; to remind; as, to remember one of his duty. [Not in use.]
7.
To think of and consider; to meditate. Ps. 63.
8.
To bear in mind with esteem; or to reward. Eccles. 9.
9.
To bear in mind with praise or admiration; to celebrate. 1Chron. 16.
10.
To bear in mind with favor, care, and regard for the safety or deliverance of any one. Ps. 74. Gen. 8. Gen. 19.
11.
To bear in mind with intent to reward or punish.
3John 10. Jer. 31.
12.
To bear in mind with confidence; to trust in. Ps. 20.
13.
To bear in mind with the purpose of assisting or relieving. Gal. 2.
14.
To bear in mind with reverence; to obey.
Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth. Eccles. 12.
15.
To bear in mind with regard; to keep as sacred; to observe.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Ex. 20.
To remember mercy, is to exercise it. Hab. 3.

Definition 2024

remember

remember

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Verb

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.
    • 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page 266:
      In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess:
      ‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”. […]’.
  2. To memorize; to put something into memory.
    Please remember this formula!‎
  3. To keep in mind, be mindful of
    Remember what I've said.‎
  4. To not forget (to do something required)
    Remember to lock the door when you go out.‎
  5. To convey greetings from.
    Please remember me to your brother.‎
  6. (obsolete) To put in mind; to remind (also used reflexively)
    • 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2
      Since thou dost give me pains, / Let me remember thee what thou hast promis'd, / Which is not yet perform'd me.
    • Chapman
      My friends remembered me of home.
    • 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
  7. (intransitive) To engage in the process of recalling memories.
    You don't have to remind him; he remembers very well.‎

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

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Etymology

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.

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