| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | re·mem·ber |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r -m m b r |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: re·mem·bered, re·mem·ber·ing, re·mem·bers
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1a. To recall to the mind with effort; think of again: I finally remembered the address. b. To recall or become aware of suddenly or spontaneously: Then I remembered that today is your birthday. 2. To retain in the memory: Remember your appointment. 3. To keep (someone) in mind as worthy of consideration or recognition. 4. To reward with a gift or tip. 5. To give greetings from: Remember me to your family. 6. Engineering To return to (an original shape or form) after being deformed or altered. 7. Electronics To carry out (a programmed or preset activity). 8. Archaic To remind. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To have or use the power of memory. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer, from Latin rememor r , to remember again : re-, re- + memor, mindful; see (s)mer-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | re·mem ber·a·bili·ty —NOUN
re·member·a·ble —ADJECTIVE
re·member·er —NOUN
| | SYNONYMS: | remember, recall, recollect These verbs mean to bring an image or a thought back to the mind: can't remember his name; recalling her kindness; recollected the events leading to the accident. | | ANTONYM: | forget
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