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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
remember
verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
distinctly remembered
▪ He distinctly remembered the day his father left.
if I remember rightly
▪ This photo was taken in Paris, if I remember rightly.
more...than I care to remember (=a lot of them)
▪ I’ve experienced more reorganizations than I care to remember.
remember sb’s birthday (=remember to send a card or present)
▪ She always remembers my birthday.
remember sth from (your) childhood
▪ He remembered the place from his childhood.
vividly remember
▪ I can vividly remember the day we met.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
always
▪ When it's a do-it-yourself job, remember always to cut nails straight across.
▪ I want to tell you a little thing you should always remember.
▪ What I shall always remember most about the hut is the large wood-burning fireplace - and the smoke.
▪ They should always remember that and conduct themselves in that manner.
▪ I assure her that 1 will always remember her.
▪ I can always remember my holiday.
▪ And I, for one will always remember that retreat.
▪ Always remember to drain off excess fuel first.
clearly
▪ One horrifying event she still clearly remembers occurred on Ferry Lane.
▪ Some things he would remember clearly.
▪ He remembered clearly that Murray had asked if he had any mail, and his instinct was to tell the truth.
▪ I remember clearly that it was on 1 March that I went to see her.
▪ We both remembered clearly the suit the man was wearing.
▪ Small acts of kindness were clearly remembered years after the event.
▪ I remember clearly the first time he played our first single.
▪ In any case, I clearly remember one evening that was unambiguously happy.
how
▪ Do not be afraid. Remember how Woil was recaptured because of his fear.
▪ He remembered how he had felt in earlier periods of his life, how he had been excited and involved.
▪ Do you remember how you were on to me to write to him?
▪ The Army also remembers how Marine Corps Gen.
▪ I remember how both feelings entered into me in the course of one evening ....
▪ Jack remembered how satisfying it was to be shot and to linger at the edge of genuine nothingness.
▪ He remembered how they had first met - how could he ever forget?
▪ He remembered how it came to earth, sweet-falling, almost feathery, dependent on winds, sailing on winds.
still
▪ I still remember the simple, sturdy dial telephones we used to use.
▪ He could still remember the taste of that blue icing.
▪ I still remember leaving the meeting.
▪ I can still remember many of their names.
▪ Reminiscing about events that are now more than 50 years old, Dole said he could still remember being a pledge trainer.
▪ I can still remember how I used to squirm uneasily under his touch.
▪ I still remember the smell of that cool dirt.
■ NOUN
day
▪ I remember the day when they told me about it.
▪ He alone of all those present could remember the day, decades ago, when that figure had appeared first.
▪ I remember the day when he died.
▪ I remember to this day what I was wearing when we left.
▪ He only had to remember the day after Dobson's resignation.
▪ For you must remember that each day was a day of great stress with him.
▪ He remembered from the day he had spent fishing the way the ground rose from the river.
▪ Why not send government poll-takers door to door, saving voters the trouble of having to remember when Election Day falls?
days
▪ He did not miss his music, and could barely remember his performing days.
▪ The only trauma I can remember from those days was related to my interest in piano.
▪ He remembers his lonely school days, in assured manner that his son will not grow up in the same way.
▪ I remember in the early days flying home from one of my infrequent trips to the outside world.
▪ Francis Place, remembering his days as a journeyman tailor, endorsed this view.
▪ I even remember the days when there was more of it.
▪ She remembered those days when they had played together as children, too, he always getting his own way.
▪ They thought they would be seeing what was left of him, and they wanted to remember better days.
name
▪ Unfortunately they couldn't remember its name - or even which town it was in.
▪ He dreaded the sessions, although years later he remembered the name of at least one of the most gifted little girls.
▪ She remembered giving secret names to things, carrying on conversations with chairs and trees.
▪ Bedford tried to remember the name of the young man sitting across from him.
▪ But he had remembered - the name and all that went with it.
▪ He laughs and talks to fans as if they were actual human beings and even remembers some of their names.
thing
▪ One important thing to remember is that arranging a remortgage does not come without charges.
▪ Trust things and remember things because the last of the Sweet Home men was there to catch her if she sank?
▪ One of the things I remember about Michael was him waiting to make his entrance each night.
▪ The important thing to remember is that music is not an either / or proposition.
▪ Some things he would remember clearly.
▪ The thing to remember, however, is that Faust were first.
▪ In Paris, in 1983, Dominic told me one thing I remember.
word
▪ She concentrated on it, trying to remember all the words.
▪ Soon, Louisa was using her strong capacity for visual imagery to compensate for her difficulty in remembering words and sentences.
▪ I wish I could remember his words.
▪ But look how bitterly you remember every angry word!
▪ And every year the little creeper remembers the words of the angel and blushes again as she thinks of them.
▪ And you will remember my words, won't you?
■ VERB
try
▪ I had tried not to remember, but Robert's paintings made forgetfulness impossible.
▪ Keep your motions slow and relaxed. Try to remember to use voice tones that he is comfortable with.
▪ Lampard was furiously trying to remember the layout at Barce.
▪ Bedford tried to remember the name of the young man sitting across from him.
▪ We vied with one another in trying to remember the order in which the stations came.
▪ He was trying to remember her schedule.
▪ I try and remember what the letter was about, but I've forgot.
▪ But little by little, as I got better, I started going back to it, trying to remember what happened.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as/so far as I know/I can remember/I can tell/I can see etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Remember, the examiner will expect you to demonstrate a knowledge of motorway driving too.
▪ Aunt Sara always remembers me at Christmas.
▪ Bud, do you remember the exact date of their wedding?
▪ Can you remember what the man looked like?
▪ Did you remember the bread?
▪ Did you remember to lock the back door?
▪ Did you remember your dictionary?
▪ Do you remember that kid Anthony from art class?
▪ Do you remember your first day at school?
▪ Do you think Kim remembers that we're supposed to be there at 8?
▪ He remembered meeting her at a party once.
▪ He remembered that he had felt just the same way when he first started working.
▪ He remembers Leonard coming home late at night, covered in blood.
▪ I can't remember how the film ends.
▪ I don't remember him being that good at athletics in school.
▪ I hope Dean remembers to buy some stamps.
▪ Oh yes, I remember now. We met him at the last conference, didn't we?
▪ Older citizens remember eating soybeans during the Depression.
▪ On Memorial Day, Americans remember their war dead.
▪ Sometimes I have trouble remembering her name.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And, worst of all, you don't remember who you are.
▪ I remember that terrible earthquake they had.
▪ I do remember locating Warner in the bedroom of his hotel for confirmation.
▪ I stole a chicken once, I remember.
▪ The pain was such that in her anger she could not remember how much, or even if, she had loved Edmund.
▪ We must remember also, however, that there is a vast amount of other information which has equal and greater importance.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Remember

Remember \Re*mem"ber\ (r?-m?m"b?r), v. 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 remember me by.
    --Shak.

    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.

Remember

Remember \Re*mem"ber\ (r?-m?m"b?r), v. i. To execise or have the power of memory; as, some remember better than others.
--Shak.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
remember

early 14c., "keep in mind, retain in the memory," from Old French remembrer "remember, recall, bring to mind" (11c.), from Latin rememorari "recall to mind, remember," from re- "again" (see re-) + memorari "be mindful of," from memor "mindful" (see memory). Meaning "recall to mind" is late 14c.; sense of "to mention" is from 1550s. Also in Middle English "to remind" (someone). An Anglo-Saxon verb for it was gemunan.

Wiktionary
remember

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

WordNet
remember

  1. v. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think] [ant: forget]

  2. keep in mind for attention or consideration; "Remember the Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think of the starving children in India!" [syn: think of] [ant: forget]

  3. recapture the past; indulge in memories; "he remembered how he used to pick flowers" [syn: think back]

  4. show appreciation to; "He remembered her in his will"

  5. mention favourably, as in prayer; "remember me in your prayers"

  6. mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife" [syn: commend]

  7. exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others"

  8. call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War" [syn: commemorate]

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Wikipedia
Remember

Remember may refer to:

Remember (Rusted Root album)

Remember is the third studio album by Rusted Root, released in 1996. It has since been certified Gold in the United States.

Remember (Desperate Housewives)

"Remember" is composed of two episodes (46th and 47th) and is the two-hour season finale of the second season of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was written by Marc Cherry and Jenna Bans with a story by Tom Spezialy and Alexandra Cunningham and was directed by Larry Shaw. It originally aired on Sunday, May 21, 2006.

Remember (Star Trek: Voyager)

"Remember" is the 48th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the sixth episode of the third season.

Remember (Walking in the Sand)

"Remember (Walking in the Sand)", also known as "Remember", is a song written by George "Shadow" Morton. It was originally recorded by the girl group The Shangri-Las, who had a top five hit with it in 1964. A cover by Aerosmith in 1980 was a minor hit. There have been many other versions of this song.

Remember (Fayray song)

"Remember" is Fayray's 11th single. It was released on February 20, 2002 and peaked at #52. It was used as the image song for the TV program "20th Anniversary 2002 Yokohama Kokusai Shoujo Ekiden". The coupling is a cover of Daryl Hall & John Oates's "Private Eyes".

Remember (John Lennon song)

"Remember" is a 1970 song appearing on John Lennon's first official solo album release, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.

Remember (Disturbed song)

"Remember" is a song by the American heavy metal band Disturbed. The song was released on December 3, 2002 as the second single from their second studio album, Believe. Vocalist David Draiman says that the song is his favorite from the first two Disturbed albums.

Remember (The Fiery Furnaces album)

Remember is the first live album from indie rock band The Fiery Furnaces, released on August 19, 2008. The album includes various live performances of songs from their first six studio albums, recorded between 2005 and the tour for their 2007 album, Widow City. Some longer songs, such as "Blueberry Boat" and "Quay Cur", have multiple cuts in the track from various performances. Other songs, such as the tracks from the Bitter Tea medley, were recorded live in the recording studio.

Remember (Irving Berlin song)

"Remember" is a popular song by Irving Berlin, published in 1925. The song is a popular standard, recorded by numerous artists.

In the lyric, Berlin uses an interesting poetic technique by extending the sound of the word "forgot" into "forget me not" then placing the original word (forgot) and the base form of its opposite (remember) at the end of the next two lines:

Remember we found a lonely spot,
And after I learned to care a lot,
You promised that you'd forget me not,
But you forgot
To remember.

This makes for a very satisfying ending (lyrically).

Remember (High and Mighty Color song)

Remember is the 14th single from the Japanese rock band, High and Mighty Color, and was released on October 15, 2008.

Remember (Big Bang album)

Remember is the second Korean album by South Korean boy band Big Bang, released by YG Entertainment on November 5, 2008. Before release, demand for the album made it surpass 200,000 pre-orders. "Sunset Glow" , originally by artist Lee Moon Sae, served as the title track for the album. During the 2008 KBS Music Festival, Big Bang performed the hit together with Lee Moon Sae.

"Strong Baby," Seungri's solo track, was released as the second single. The music video was released January 1, 2009.

Remember (The First Time)

"Remember (The First Time)" is the 1989 debut single by New Orleans born singer Eric Gable. The single was the most successful of Gable's eight singles on the Billboard R&B chart. "Remember (The First Time)" went to number one for one week on the chart.

Remember (Pink Lady song)

"Remember" (リメンバー, Rimenba) is the 20th single of duo Pink Lady. It was released on December 5, 1980. This was a cover version in Japanese of the song "Fame" by Irene Cara.

It sold 100,000 copies.

Remember (The Great Adventure)

Remember (The Great Adventure) is the ninth and currently most recent studio album by the German solo artist Michael Rother. It was released on 25 April 2004. The studio album was Rother's first since 1996 and his sole full release of material in the 2000s.

The album was recorded between 1997 and 2004 in Germany at Rother's own studio Random Studio in Forst and Studio B3, Hamburg/St. Pauli. Receiving positive reviews the album was released as a CD in the EU in 2004 before it was released in the US in February 2005. The artwork was conceptualized by Thomas Beckmann and Michael Rother with photography from Michael Rother's archive.

Remember (Crystal Lewis album)

Remember is the fourth solo studio album by contemporary Christian singer Crystal Lewis. It was released on August 1, 1992. It is the first full-length album under her own label, Metro 1 Music. It is also her first album that was released in Spanish as Recuerda.

Remember (Mikuni Shimokawa album)

Remember is the third compilation album by Japanese singer Mikuni Shimokawa. It was released by Pony Canyon on 15 March 2006, which also marks her seven-year career as a solo singer.

Remember (2015 film)

Remember is a 2015 Canadian-German drama thriller film directed by Atom Egoyan and written by Benjamin August. Starring Christopher Plummer, Bruno Ganz, Jürgen Prochnow, Heinz Lieven, Henry Czerny, Dean Norris, and Martin Landau, the film was theatrically released in Canada on October 23, 2015, in Germany on December 31, 2015, and in the United States by A24 on March 11, 2016.

The film, about an elderly Holocaust survivor with dementia who sets out to kill a Nazi war criminal, received mostly positive reviews and won a few film festival awards. At the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, August received the Award for Best Original Screenplay and Remember was also nominated for Best Motion Picture.

Remember (Flow song)

Re:member is FLOW's ninth single. Its A-Side was used as the eighth opening theme song for Naruto. It reached #12 on the Oricon charts in its first week and charted for 8 weeks. *

Remember (Steve Angello song)

"Remember" is a song recorded by Greek-Swedish DJ and music producer Steve Angello for his debut studio album, " Wild Youth". It features Australian electronic duo, The Presets.

"Remember" was released as the album's third single on 1 November 2015. So far, the song has gained over 3 million streams on Spotify.

Remember (The Walking Dead)

"Remember" is the 12th episode of the fifth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on March 1, 2015. In this episode, the group enter the Alexandria Safe Zone and struggles to adapt to the community's normality and lifestyle, as well as distrusts their environment. Several group members are interviewed by the shrewd former congresswoman, Alexandria leader, Deanna Monroe, as they are given houses to live in.

The episode introduces many prominent characters from Robert Kirkman's original source material, including Nicholas (Michael Traynor) and his son, Olivia (Ann Mahoney), Jessie Anderson ( Alexandra Breckenridge) and her family, as well as a remixed version of the Monroes. It heavily adapts material from Volume 12 "Life Among Them", with major differences being the use of original characters such as Daryl Dixon and his struggle to adapt.

Commentators lauded the episode, citing the introduction to the community and a new safe haven as providing fresh storytelling and a change in tone for the rest of the series. Several critics adulated Carol Peletier's character development and Melissa McBride's acting. The episode also saw a rise in ratings from the previous episode with 14.43 million viewers in comparison to 13.44 million viewers in the previous week.

Usage examples of "remember".

I remember thinking that the abo who had given McIlroy the directions must have been a hell of a tireless walker.

But please remember that, as a guest aboard our ship, we expect better manners.

In virtual, hours ago, he had been young and solid, just as Abrim remembered him, his shoulders rounded with muscle.

I remembered all along that my father had been abusive, only I did not consistently remember.

He remembered Aby living, Aby on Moon, blithe and beautiful, coming down the road in the safe lowlands.

Remember: achieving fulfillment through spiritual transformation is not easy, nor is it supposed to be, but it is what you are meant to do.

He had said that the first time, she remembered achingly, and even though she had wanted him she had still been a little afraid.

Clarke and Brander about this, neither could remember Acton actually using the machine.

I remember Anais thinking her van Reuter problems would end when Acton died.

But the reader who recollects the class of texts adduced a little while since will remember that an opposite conclusion was as unequivocally drawn from them.

I tried to remember his name from the short list Aden had rattled off for me: Daniel Voeller.

David remembered reading of adipocere, fatty tissues changed chemically to waxy material, preserving bodies for decades.

But, once more, admitting two distinct principles, something quite separate remembering what sense-perception has first known--still this something must have felt what it is required to remember?

Let us remember that the coming American is to be an admixture of all foreign bloods.

The ex-Royal Family waved, each remembering happier occasions, wedding dresses, kisses, the cheers of the adoring crowds.