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
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
keep in mind for attention or consideration
"Remember the Alamo"
Same sense: think of
recapture the past; indulge in memories
"he remembered how he used to pick flowers"
Same sense: think back
show appreciation to
"He remembered her in his will"
mention favorably, as in prayer
"remember me in your prayers"
mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
"Remember me to your wife"
Same sense: commend
exercise, or have the power of, memory
"After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"
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
- think definition
- call up
- call back
- recall
- retrieve
- recollect
- think of
- think back
- commend
- commemorate
Opposite: forget.
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
- member
- ember
- dismember
- nonmember
- misremember
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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