remember
remember is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 25 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.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.
- 6.To execise or have the power of memory; as, some remember better than others. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is remember.
- What is 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 called?
- What is to mention. [Obs.] "As in many cases hereafter to be remembered." Ayliffe called?
- What is to recall to the mind of another, as in the friendly messages, remember me to him, he wishes to be remembered to you, etc called?
- What is to execise or have the power of memory; as, some remember better than others. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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