remember

[ ri-mem-ber ]
/ rɪˈmɛm bər /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to possess or exercise the faculty of memory.
to have recollection (sometimes followed by of): The old man remembers of his youth.

Origin of remember

1300–50; Middle English remembren < Old French remembrer < Late Latin rememorārī, equivalent to re- re- + Latin memor mindful (see memory) + -ārī infinitive suffix

SYNONYMS FOR remember

1 Remember, recall, recollect refer to bringing back before the conscious mind things which exist in the memory. Remember implies that a thing exists in the memory, though not actually present in the thoughts at the moment: to remember the days of one's childhood. Recall implies a voluntary effort, though not a great one: to recall the words of a song. Recollect implies an earnest voluntary effort to remember some definite, desired fact or thing: I cannot recollect the exact circumstances.

ANTONYMS FOR remember

1, 2 forget.

OTHER WORDS FROM remember

Words nearby remember

remedial, remedial reading, remediation, remediless, remedy, remember, remember the alamo!, remember the maine, remembrance, remembrance day, remembrance of things past

Example sentences from the Web for well-remembered

British Dictionary definitions for well-remembered (1 of 2)

well-remembered

adjective (well remembered when postpositive)

recalled or having been recalled with affection, nostalgia, or vividness

British Dictionary definitions for well-remembered (2 of 2)

remember
/ (rɪˈmɛmbə) /

verb

Derived forms of remember

rememberer, noun

Word Origin for remember

C14: from Old French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorārī to recall to mind, from Latin re- + memor mindful; see memory

Medical definitions for well-remembered

remember
[ rĭ-mĕm′bər ]

v.

To recall to the mind; think of again.
To retain in the memory.
To return to an original shape or form after being deformed or altered.