# remember

Pronunciation: US say "ri-MEM-bur" /ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/; UK say "ri-MEM-buh" /ɹɪˈmɛmbə/

## Verb

1. To recall something or someone from the past, or to call past scenes and events to mind; to have an image or impression of them held in your memory.
   - Simple: To bring back to your mind people, things, or events from the past, or to think about past times.
   - _I still remember the smell of my grandmother's kitchen on baking day._
   - _She remembered the exact words he had spoken that evening._
2. To keep something in mind; to stay mindful of it as you act or decide.
   - Simple: To keep a fact or idea in your mind so it guides what you do.
   - _Remember that your words can affect other people more deeply than you think._
   - _He remembered the importance of staying calm under pressure._
3. To keep a required task in mind so that you do not fail to carry it out.
   - Simple: To keep something in your mind so you do not forget to do it.
   - _Remember to bring your passport to the airport tomorrow._
   - _She always remembers to water the plants before leaving for work._
4. To honor the memory of a person or event, often through a formal ceremony of remembrance.
   - Simple: To honor a person or an event with a special ceremony or moment.
   - _On this day we remember those who lost their lives in service._
   - _The nation remembered its veterans with a minute of silence._
5. To commit something to memory; to fix it in your mind so it can be recalled later.
   - Simple: To learn something well so you can bring it back into your mind later.
   - _Actors must remember pages of dialogue for each scene._
   - _She remembered the whole poem after reading it through twice._
6. To convey one person's greetings or good wishes to another on their behalf.
   - Simple: To pass on friendly greetings from one person to another.
   - _Remember me to your sister when you next write to her._
   - _He remembered us warmly to his old colleagues at the firm._
8. To give a person money as a token of thanks for past service or for friendship.
   - Simple: To give someone money as a thank-you for past help or friendship.
   - _He remembered the waiters generously before leaving the hotel._
   - _Few employers remember a driver in their will, but the old banker left his a sizable sum._

## Verb

7. To put someone in mind of something; to remind a person, and sometimes oneself, of a matter. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make someone think of something, or to remind a person.

## Origin

From Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorari ('to remember again'), formed from re- plus memor ('mindful'). This traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to think about, be mindful, remember', and the French word's success was helped by a similar-sounding Germanic word already in English.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/remember (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).