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Remember definition

Remember is a verb meaning "recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection." It has 8 meanings, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
verb
Syllables
3
Letters
8
How common
Everyday word

Remember as a verb

  1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

    "I can't remember saying any such thing"

    Same sense: think, call up, call back, recall, retrieve, recollect

  2. keep in mind for attention or consideration

    "Remember the Alamo"

    Same sense: think of

  3. recapture the past; indulge in memories

    "he remembered how he used to pick flowers"

    Same sense: think back

  4. show appreciation to

    "He remembered her in his will"

  5. mention favorably, as in prayer

    "remember me in your prayers"

  6. mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship

    "Remember me to your wife"

    Same sense: commend

  7. exercise, or have the power of, memory

    "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"

  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"

    Same sense: commemorate

Synonyms and antonyms

Opposite: forget.

All synonyms of remember, sense by sense

How to say remember

Remember has 3 syllables and rhymes with member. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with remember

REMEMBER in word games

Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
17
Anagrams
0

Is REMEMBER a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check REMEMBER in the word checker, or unscramble REMEMBER to see the shorter words in its letters.

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