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remember - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'remember' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Remember [ v. i.]
- To execise or have the power of memory; as, some remember better than others.
2 . Remember [ v. t.]
- 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.
- 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.
- To put in mind; to remind; -- also used reflexively and impersonally.
- To mention.
- To recall to the mind of another, as in the friendly messages, remember me to him, he wishes to be remembered to you, etc.

Meaning of 'remember' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . remember [ v]
Meaning (1):
- exercise, or have the power of, memory
Example in sentence:
  • After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember;
  • some remember better than others
Meaning (2):
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
Example in sentence:
  • call up memories;
  • can you remember her phone number?;
  • Do you remember that he once loved you?;
  • I can't remember saying any such thing;
  • I can't think what her last name was
Meaning (3):
- show appreciation to
Example in sentence:
  • He remembered her in his will
Meaning (4):
- recapture the past; indulge in memories
Example in sentence:
  • he remembered how he used to pick flowers
Meaning (5):
- mention favorably, as in prayer
Example in sentence:
  • remember me in your prayers
Meaning (6):
- mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
Example in sentence:
  • Remember me to your wife
Meaning (7):
- keep in mind for attention or consideration
Example in sentence:
  • Remember the Alamo;
  • Remember to call your mother every day!;
  • Think of the starving children in India!
Meaning (8):
- call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
Example in sentence:
  • Remember the dead of the First World War;
  • We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz