remember

CEFRA1

/ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To keep or bring a fact or experience into your mind.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To keep in mind; to be mindful of.

Examples

  • I find words with concise definitions to be the easiest to remember.

  • Remember that we are all in the same boat.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɹɪmbɚ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To memorize; to put something into memory.

  2. To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.

  3. To not forget (to do something required)

More examples

In context

  • This is Carla. Do you remember her?

  • Remember me? I live in your building.

  • Please remember this formula!

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Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She tries to blank all the important family dates in her life.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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 mimmer and mammer. Compare also dialectical English umbethink. etymology note The success of the Old French word was helped by its proximity in sound and meaning to an existing Germanic word: Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”) from Proto-Germanic *mimrōną, *mīmrōną (“to remember, be mindful”), fr...