Remember: Definition, Examples, and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：keep in mind (remember)

remember 🔊

/rɪˈmembər/

to keep information in your mind and bring it back when needed.

Remember gesture person pointing to temple memory

keep in mind 🔊

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/kiːp ɪn maɪnd/

To have or keep an image, fact, or event in your memory; to be able to bring back information.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

re- (again) + Latin 'memor' (mindful).

💡 Mnemonic

Think: re- (again) + member (a part of your mind) — re-enter your memory.

📖 Example

I didn't write a shopping list, but I remember we need milk, bread, and eggs. 🔊 I didn't write a shopping list, but I remember we need milk, bread, and eggs.

🔗 Collocations

remember to do something – keep in mind the need to perform an action

remember clearly – have a vivid or accurate memory of something

remember correctly – recall information without error

🔄 Synonyms

recall (v.) – to bring a fact, event, or image back into the mind

recollect (v.) – to remember something with an effort of memory

reminisce (v.) – to think or talk about past events with pleasure or nostalgia

🚫 Antonyms

forget (v.) – to fail to remember or be unable to recall

overlook (v.) – to fail to notice or remember something

ignore (v.) – to refuse to pay attention to something; to intentionally forget

🌱 Derivatives

remembered (adj.) – kept in memory; not forgotten

remembering (n.) – the act of recalling information

remembrance (n.) – the action of remembering; a memory or memento

📖 Cultural Story

From Latin 'rememorari' (to call to mind), entering English in the 14th century. It combines the prefix re- (again) with memor (mindful).