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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
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 othersShak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Remember
REMEM'BER
,Verb.
T.
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.