transitive verb
1
: to bring to mind or think of again
3
a
: to keep in mind for attention or consideration
remembers friends at Christmas
b
: reward
was remembered in the will
4
: to retain in the memory
remember the facts until the test is over
5
: to convey greetings from
Synonyms
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remembers that day as though it were yesterday
recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered.
as near as I can recollect
recall suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech.
can’t recall the words of the song
remind suggests a jogging of one’s memory by an association or similarity.
that reminds me of a story
reminisce implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone.
old college friends like to reminisce
Example Sentences
I remember my first day of school like it was yesterday.
Do you remember me? I used to work with you many years ago.
Remember when we went hiking last summer?
I remember telling him not to do it, but he did it anyway.
I remember what that felt like.
As far as I can remember, I’ve never been late to a meeting.
I couldn’t remember how to spell her name.
I can’t remember where I put that book.
I remembered that I had left my wallet at home.
What was it that I was going to ask him? I can’t remember.
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Each year on Passover, Jews around the world retell the story of Exodus during the seder, remembering when the Israelites fled Egypt in search of freedom.
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Town & Country, 5 Apr. 2023
This meta-melancholy subtext rises to the surface late in the movie, when Sonny delivers a deal-clinching, throat-tightening boardroom speech about how few legacies endure and how few legends are remembered.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
The holiday is meant to commemorate and remember the struggle for freedom that Jews in Egypt had to go through during their escape from slavery while under the protection of God.
—Phillip Nieto, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2023
Nneka Gigi, 32, was photographed for the project in L.A. and remembers feeling empowered during her portrait.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
Detailed knowledge of the NBA circa 1984 isn’t mandatory, but those who can remember names like Sam Bowie and Mel Turpin (other players drafted the same year that Jordan was) will get an extra kick from the throwaway dialogue.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
Most baseball fans are fans of the game writ large—comparing different eras, sharing multigenerational devotion to a particular team, remembering significant numbers.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
Both races could’ve been drubbings that no one would’ve remembered.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
Some sentences in Victory City are arresting, asking you to consider them and remember them.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English remembren, from Anglo-French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorari, from Latin re- + Late Latin memorari to be mindful of, from Latin memor mindful — more at memory
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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re·mem·ber
(rĭ-mĕm′bər)
v. re·mem·bered, re·mem·ber·ing, re·mem·bers
v.tr.
1.
a. To recall to the mind with effort; think of again: I finally remembered the address.
b. To have (something) arise in one’s memory; become aware of (something) suddenly or spontaneously: Then I remembered that today is your birthday.
2. To retain in the memory: Remember your appointment.
3. To keep (someone) in mind as worthy of consideration or recognition.
4. To reward with a gift or tip: remembered his niece in his will.
5. To give greetings from: Remember me to your family.
6. Engineering To return to (an original shape or form) after being deformed or altered. Used especially of certain materials.
7. Archaic To remind.
v.intr.
1. To have or use the power of memory.
2. To recall something; have a recollection.
[Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer, from Latin rememorārī, to remember again : re-, re- + memor, mindful; see (s)mer- in Indo-European roots.]
re·mem′ber·a·bil′i·ty n.
re·mem′ber·a·ble adj.
re·mem′ber·er n.
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remember
(rɪˈmɛmbə)
vb
1. to become aware of (something forgotten) again; bring back to one’s consciousness; recall
2. to retain (an idea, intention, etc) in one’s conscious mind: to remember Pythagoras’ theorem; remember to do one’s shopping.
3. (tr) to give money, etc, to (someone), as in a will or in tipping
4. (foll by: to) to mention (a person’s name) to another person, as by way of greeting or friendship: remember me to your mother.
5. (tr) to mention (a person) favourably, as in prayer
6. (tr) to commemorate (a person, event, etc): to remember the dead of the wars.
7. remember oneself to recover one’s good manners after a lapse; stop behaving badly
[C14: from Old French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorārī to recall to mind, from Latin re- + memor mindful; see memory]
reˈmemberer n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•mem•ber
(rɪˈmɛm bər)
v.t.
1. to recall to the mind; think of again.
2. to retain in the mind; remain aware of.
3. to have (something) come into the mind again: I just remembered our date.
4. to bear (a person) in mind as deserving a gift, reward, or fee: The company always remembers us at Christmas.
5. to give a tip, donation, or gift to.
6. to mention (a person) to another as sending kindly greetings: Remember me to your family.
7. (of an appliance, computer, etc.) to store or follow (programmed instructions).
8. Archaic. to remind.
v.i.
9. to possess or exercise the faculty of memory.
[1300–50; < Old French remembrer < Late Latin rememorārī < Latin re- re- + -memorārī, v. derivative of memor mindful (see memory)]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
remember
- moment — To have a moment is to suddenly forget where you are and what’s going on; it is also called a bristlecone or a senior moment.
- absence of mind — The failure to remember what one is doing.
- brain cloud — The temporary inability to think properly, or to remember something.
- souvenir — Literally French for «remember,» from Latin subvenire, «occur to the mind.»
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
remember
– remind
1. ‘remember’
If you remember people or events from the past, your mind still has an impression of them and you are able to think about them.
I remember the look on Gary’s face as he walked out the door.
He remembered the man well.
You can use either an -ing form or a to-infinitive after remember, but with different meanings. If your mind has an impression of something you did in the past, you say that you remember doing it.
I remember asking one of my sons about this.
If you do something that you had intended to do, you can say that you remember to do it.
He remembered to turn the gas off.
2. ‘remind’
If you mention to someone that they had intended to do something, don’t say that you ‘remember’ them to do it. Say that you remind them to do it.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
remember
Past participle: remembered
Gerund: remembering
| Imperative |
|---|
| remember |
| remember |
| Present |
|---|
| I remember |
| you remember |
| he/she/it remembers |
| we remember |
| you remember |
| they remember |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I remembered |
| you remembered |
| he/she/it remembered |
| we remembered |
| you remembered |
| they remembered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am remembering |
| you are remembering |
| he/she/it is remembering |
| we are remembering |
| you are remembering |
| they are remembering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have remembered |
| you have remembered |
| he/she/it has remembered |
| we have remembered |
| you have remembered |
| they have remembered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was remembering |
| you were remembering |
| he/she/it was remembering |
| we were remembering |
| you were remembering |
| they were remembering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had remembered |
| you had remembered |
| he/she/it had remembered |
| we had remembered |
| you had remembered |
| they had remembered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will remember |
| you will remember |
| he/she/it will remember |
| we will remember |
| you will remember |
| they will remember |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have remembered |
| you will have remembered |
| he/she/it will have remembered |
| we will have remembered |
| you will have remembered |
| they will have remembered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be remembering |
| you will be remembering |
| he/she/it will be remembering |
| we will be remembering |
| you will be remembering |
| they will be remembering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been remembering |
| you have been remembering |
| he/she/it has been remembering |
| we have been remembering |
| you have been remembering |
| they have been remembering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been remembering |
| you will have been remembering |
| he/she/it will have been remembering |
| we will have been remembering |
| you will have been remembering |
| they will have been remembering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been remembering |
| you had been remembering |
| he/she/it had been remembering |
| we had been remembering |
| you had been remembering |
| they had been remembering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would remember |
| you would remember |
| he/she/it would remember |
| we would remember |
| you would remember |
| they would remember |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have remembered |
| you would have remembered |
| he/she/it would have remembered |
| we would have remembered |
| you would have remembered |
| they would have remembered |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | remember — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; «I can’t remember saying any such thing»; «I can’t think what her last name was»; «can you remember her phone number?»; «Do you remember that he once loved you?»; «call up memories»
recall, recollect, call back, call up, retrieve, think know — perceive as familiar; «I know this voice!» recognize, recognise — perceive to be the same brush up, refresh, review — refresh one’s memory; «I reviewed the material before the test» blank out, draw a blank, forget, block — be unable to remember; «I’m drawing a blank»; «You are blocking the name of your first wife!» |
| 2. | remember — keep in mind for attention or consideration; «Remember the Alamo»; «Remember to call your mother every day!»; «Think of the starving children in India!»
think of bear in mind, mind — keep in mind retain — keep in one’s mind; «I cannot retain so much information» keep note — maintain in the forefront of one’s awareness; «He kept note of the location of the soldiers» characterize, characterise, qualify — describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; «You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist»; «This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover» forget, bury — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; «I tried to bury these unpleasant memories» |
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| 3. | remember — recapture the past; indulge in memories; «he remembered how he used to pick flowers»
think back reminisce — recall the past; «The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon» retrospect, look back, review — look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; «she reviewed her achievements with pride» |
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| 4. | remember — show appreciation to; «He remembered her in his will»
bequeath, will, leave — leave or give by will after one’s death; «My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry»; «My grandfather left me his entire estate» |
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| 5. | remember — mention favorably, as in prayer; «remember me in your prayers»
cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up — make reference to; «His name was mentioned in connection with the invention» |
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| 6. | remember — mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; «Remember me to your wife»
commend cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up — make reference to; «His name was mentioned in connection with the invention» |
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| 7. | remember — exercise, or have the power of, memory; «After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember»; «some remember better than others»
associate, colligate, link, relate, tie in, connect, link up — make a logical or causal connection; «I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind»; «colligate these facts»; «I cannot relate these events at all» |
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| 8. | 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»; «Remember the dead of the First World War»
commemorate |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
remember
verb
1. recall, think back to, recollect, reminisce about, retain, recognize, call up, look back on, hark back to, summon up, call to mind, cast your mind back to He was remembering the old days.
recall forget, ignore, overlook, neglect, disregard
2. don’t forget, be sure, be certain, make sure that you, mind that you Remember to take the present.
3. bear in mind, not forget, keep in mind, take into account the fact, not lose sight of the fact, take into consideration the fact, be mindful of the fact Remember that each person reacts differently.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
remember
verb
1. To renew an image or thought in the mind:
2. To care enough to keep (someone) in mind:
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Translations
يَتَذَكَّريَتَذَكِّرُيَذْكُر ، يوصِل تَحِيّاتيُكافِئ
pamatovatpamatovat sipozdravovatvzpomenout si
huskehilse
memori
muistaa
sjećati sezapamtiti
emlékszikmegemlékezik
bera kveîju fráminnastmuna , minnast
思い出す確認する覚える記憶するよろしく伝える
기억하다
duoti arbatpinigiųduoti dovanųneužmirštiperduoti linkėjimus
atalgotatcerētiesdāvinātnodot sveicienus, pasveicinātpaturēt prātā
aminti
pamätať si
spomniti se
komma ihågmemoreraminnas
จำ
hatırlamaködüllendirmekselâm söylemek / göndermekunutmamak
nhớ
remember
[rɪˈmembəʳ]
B. VI
2. (= not forget) → acordarse
I asked you to get some stamps, did you remember? → te pedí que compraras sellos, ¿te acordaste?
I’ll try to remember → intentaré acordarme, intentaré no olvidarme or que no se me olvide
REMEMBER
«acordarse de» or «recordar»?
• Both acordarse de and recordar can be used to translate to remember (used transitively), provided the object of remember is not another verb. Recordar is becoming less common, however, in everyday informal contexts:
Do you remember where he lives? ¿Te acuerdas de dónde vive?, ¿Recuerdas dónde vive?
• Use acordarse de + ((INFINITIVE)) to translate to remember to + ((VERB)):
Did you remember to close the door? ¿Te acordaste de cerrar la puerta?
! Don’t use recordar for remembering to do sth.
• Use recordar + ((PERFECT INFINITIVE/CLAUSE)) or acordarse de + ((CLAUSE)) to translate to remember + ((-ING)):
I remember closing the door Recuerdo haber cerrado or Recuerdo que cerré or Me acuerdo de que cerré la puerta
NOTE Recordar also translates remind:
I must remind Richard to pay the rent Tengo que recordarle a Richard que pague el alquiler
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
remember
vt
(= recall) → sich erinnern an (+acc); (= bear in mind) → denken an (+acc); (= learn) formula, facts, vocabulary → sich (dat) → merken; I remember that he was very tall → ich erinnere mich (daran), dass er sehr groß war; I remember her as a beautiful girl → ich habe sie als schönes Mädchen in Erinnerung; I remember her as a young girl or when she was young → ich erinnere mich noch, wie sie als kleines Mädchen war; we must remember that he’s only a child → wir sollten bedenken or daran denken, dass er noch ein Kind ist; to remember to do something → daran denken, etw zu tun; I remember doing it → ich erinnere mich daran, dass ich es getan habe; I can’t remember the word at the moment → das Wort fällt mir im Moment nicht ein; I’ve just remembered his name → mir ist gerade sein Name wieder eingefallen; don’t you remember me? → erinnern Sie sich nicht an mich?; here’s something to remember me by → da hast du etwas, das dich (immer) an mich erinnern wird; do you remember when …? (reminiscing) → weißt du noch, als …?; (asking facts) → weißt du (noch), wann …?; I don’t remember a thing about it → ich kann mich überhaupt nicht daran erinnern; (about lecture, book) → ich weiß nichts mehr davon; I can never remember phone numbers → ich kann mir Telefonnummern einfach nicht merken; we can’t always remember everything → wir können nicht immer an alles denken; remember where/who you are! → denken Sie daran or bedenken Sie, wo/wer Sie sind!; to remember somebody in one’s prayers → jdn in sein Gebet einschließen; to remember somebody in one’s will → jdn in seinem Testament bedenken; a night to remember → ein unvergesslicher Abend; an occasion to remember → ein denkwürdiger Anlass; to get oneself remembered → sich in Erinnerung bringen; remember my password (Comput: command) → Kennwort speichern
(= commemorate) the fallen, a battle → gedenken (+gen)
(Brit: = give good wishes to) remember me to your mother → grüßen Sie Ihre Mutter von mir; he asks to be remembered to you → er lässt Sie grüßen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
remember
(riˈmembə) verb
1. to keep in the mind, or to bring back into the mind after forgetting for a time. I remember you – we met three years ago; I remember watching the first men landing on the moon; Remember to telephone me tonight; I don’t remember where I hid it.
2. to reward or make a present to. He remembered her in his will.
3. to pass (a person’s) good wishes (to someone). Remember me to your parents.
reˈmembrance noun
the act of remembering or reminding. a statue erected in remembrance of the dead.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
remember
→ يَتَذَكِّرُ pamatovat si huske erinnern (sich) θυμάμαι recordar muistaa se souvenir zapamtiti ricordare 思い出す 기억하다 herinneren (zich) huske zapamiętać lembrar помнить komma ihåg จำ hatırlamak nhớ 记得
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
remember
v. recordar, acordarse;
___correctly! → ¡Acuérdese, acuérdate bien!;
Don’t you ___ ? → ¿No se acuerda?, ¿No te acuerdas?
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
remember
vt recordar, acordarse (de); Remember these three objects..Recuerde estos tres objetos…I remember her..Me acuerdo de ella…I remember you..Lo recuerdo a Ud…Me acuerdo de ti.
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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[ ri-mem-ber ]
/ rɪˈmɛm bər /
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verb (used with object)
to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I’ll try to remember the exact date.
to retain in the memory; keep in mind; remain aware of: Remember your appointment with the dentist.
to have (something) come into the mind again: I just remembered that it’s your birthday today.
to bear (a person) in mind as deserving a gift, reward, or fee: The company always remembers us at Christmas.
to give a tip, donation, or gift to: to remember someone in need.
to mention (a person) to another as sending kindly greetings: Remember me to your family.
(of an appliance, computer, etc.) to perform (a programmed activity) at a later time or according to a preset schedule: The coffeepot remembers to start the coffee at 7 a.m. every day.
Archaic. to remind.
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.
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Origin of remember
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorārī, equivalent to re- re- + Latin memor “mindful” (see memory) + -ārī infinitive suffix
synonym study 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM remember
re·mem·ber·a·ble, adjectivere·mem·ber·er, nounun·re·mem·bered, adjectiveun·re·mem·ber·ing, adjective
well-re·mem·bered, adjective
Words nearby remember
remedial reading, remediate, remediation, remediless, remedy, remember, Remember the Alamo!, Remember the Maine, remembrance, Remembrance Day, Remembrance of Things Past
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Words related to remember
commemorate, get, learn, look back, recall, recognize, relive, remind, bethink, cite, educe, elicit, enshrine, extract, memorialize, memorize, mind, recollect, reminisce, retain
How to use remember in a sentence
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I remember when he started in politics, and I used to live on 9th and Franklin, and I’d see him.
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There is no end to 2020 that will lead us to remember it as a great year, but when an entire year can be compared to a colonoscopy, a couple months of “not so bad” could do us all a lot of good.
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“This is not OK,” Peter remembers saying to Potts at the time.
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Roark remembers sitting in his designated driver’s car, waiting for a friend in the backseat for several minutes, when a flashlight shined into the backseat.
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That larger network makes it easier to learn and remember things.
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The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.
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I remember H. Jon Benjamin told me it was a way-too-late apology for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Lacey Noonan’s A Gronking to Remember makes 50 Shades of Grey look like Madame Bovary in terms of its literary sophistication.
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And with stand-ups, I remember liking George Carlin and Steve Martin.
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I remember all our music appeared on Spotify overnight, without anybody asking us.
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Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end.
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And remember it is by our hypothesis the best possible form and arrangement of that lesson.
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Hasten the time, and remember the end, that they may declare thy wonderful works.
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We have to remember that his daily life, where the home is orderly, helps to impress on him regularity of form.
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Henceforth he must remember Winifred only when his sword was at the throat of some wretched mutineer appealing for mercy.
British Dictionary definitions for remember
verb
to become aware of (something forgotten) again; bring back to one’s consciousness; recall
to retain (an idea, intention, etc) in one’s conscious mindto remember Pythagoras’ theorem; remember to do one’s shopping
(tr) to give money, etc, to (someone), as in a will or in tipping
(tr foll by to) to mention (a person’s name) to another person, as by way of greeting or friendshipremember me to your mother
(tr) to mention (a person) favourably, as in prayer
(tr) to commemorate (a person, event, etc)to remember the dead of the wars
remember oneself to recover one’s good manners after a lapse; stop behaving badly
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
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Other forms: remembered; remembering; remembers
To remember is to recollect, or to call upon your memory. Remember that time you fell out of your tree house and bonked your head? No? Go figure.
There are many shades of meaning of remember, but at its core it refers to the act of recalling or thinking back. You can remember something fondly, like your first kiss, or you might remember something suddenly, like when the smell of tar brings back the time your bicycle wheel got caught in a pot hole and you fell off. To remember someone means you show appreciation, like when the Oscar winners try to remember all those names.
Definitions of remember
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verb
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
“I can’t
remember saying any such thing”“can you
remember her phone number?”“Do you
remember that he once loved you?”-
synonyms:
call back, call up, recall, recollect, retrieve, think
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verb
recapture the past; indulge in memories
“he
remembered how he used to pick flowers”-
synonyms:
think back
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verb
keep in mind for attention or consideration
“Remember the Alamo”
“Remember to call your mother every day!”
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synonyms:
think of
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verb
exercise, or have the power of, memory
“After the shelling, many people lost the ability to
remember”“some
remember better than others” -
verb
show appreciation to
“He
remembered her in his will” -
verb
mention favorably, as in prayer
“remember me in your prayers”
-
verb
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”“Remember the dead of the First World War”
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synonyms:
commemorate
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verb
mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
“Remember me to your wife”
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synonyms:
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What do we mean by remember?
To recall to the mind with effort; think of again. intransitive verb
To have (something) arise in one’s memory; become aware of (something) suddenly or spontaneously. intransitive verb
To retain in the memory. intransitive verb
To keep (someone) in mind as worthy of consideration or recognition. intransitive verb
To reward with a gift or tip. intransitive verb
To give greetings from. intransitive verb
To return to (an original shape or form) after being deformed or altered. Used especially of certain materials. intransitive verb
To remind. intransitive verb
To have or use the power of memory. intransitive verb
To recall something; have a recollection. intransitive verb
To bring again to the memory; recall to mind; recollect.
To hear or keep in mind; have in memory; be capable of recalling when required; preserve unforgotten: as, to remember one’s lessons; to remember all the circumstances.
To be continually thoughtful of; have present to the attention; attend to; bear in mind: opposed to forget.
To mention.
To put in mind; remind; reflexively, to remind one’s self (to be reminded).
To keep in mind with gratitude, favor, confidence, affection, respect, or any other feeling or emotion.
To take notice of and give money or other present to: said of one who has done some actual or nominal service and expects a fee for it.
Synonyms Remember, Recollect. Remember implies that a thing exists in the memory, not that it is actually present in the thoughts at the moment, but that it recurs without effort. Recollect means that a fact, forgotten or partially lost to memory, is after some effort recalled and present to the mind. Remembrance is the store-house, recollection the act of culling out this article and that from the repository. He remembers everything he hears, and can recollect any statement when called on. The words, however, are often confounded, and we say we cannot remember a thing when we mean we cannot recollect it. See memory.
To hold something in remembrance; exercise the faculty of memory.
To recall from one’s memory; to have an image in one’s memory.
To memorize; to put something into memory.
To keep in mind, be mindful of
To not forget (to do something required)
To convey greetings from.
To put in mind; to remind (also used reflexively)
To engage in the process of recalling memories.
To give (a person) money as a token of appreciation of past service or friendship.
To commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony
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XXXTENTACIONs tattoo on the right side of his neck.
It means «remember who you are, where you came from, and stay in touch with your true self. Everything that’s happened to you, your experience, is what makes you, you.» Urban Dictionary
One of xxxtentacion tattoos.
Its on the right side of his neck
I think it mean to remember where you came from and how you evolved Urban Dictionary
Love opposes reason. Thats why many great things have come into existence, people overcame reason, ignored being called crazy, naive, stupid to create beauty, art.
If someone calls you naive for «loving» what you do, even «loving» somebody (definitions may differ greatly), keep on keeping on. Trust me, they might just envy the rock you possess. Urban Dictionary
Opposite of ‘Forgetful!’ Urban Dictionary
Remember remember, the 5th november, the gun powder treason and, I know of no reason for this gun treason, to ever be forgot.
#patriotic # american # fuck forigners Urban Dictionary
I miss you…
I remember everything about you…
I see you in my dreams…
I think of you awake… Urban Dictionary
A beer or other alcoholic beverage drunk the day after a bender to help the sufferer reconstruct the events of the previous night, since it’s easier to remember things that happened while you were drunk when you ARE drunk. Urban Dictionary
When a monkey with the ability to use a computer attempts to spell the word «remember» Urban Dictionary
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Defenition of the word remember
- To recall from memory.
- 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»; «Remember the dead of the First World War»
- mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; «Remember me to your wife»
- exercise, or have the power of, memory; «After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember»; «some remember better than others»
- mention favourably, as in prayer; «remember me in your prayers»
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection: «I can’t remember saying any such thing»; «I can’t think what her last name was»; «can you remember her phone number?» «Do you remember that he once loved you?»; «call up memories»
- show appreciation to; «He remembered her in his will»
- recapture the past; indulge in memories; «he remembered how he used to pick flowers»
- keep in mind for attention or consideration; «Remember the Alamo»; «Remember to call your mother every day!»; «Think of the starving children in India!»
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; «I can»t remember saying any such thing»; «I can»t think what her last name was»; «can you remember her phone number?»; «Do you remember that he once loved you?»; «call up memories»
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- keep in mind for attention or consideration
- recapture the past; indulge in memories
- call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
- exercise, or have the power of, memory
- mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
- mention favorably, as in prayer
- show appreciation to
Synonyms for the word remember
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- bear in mind
- bring to mind
- call back
- call up
- commemorate
- commend
- commit to memory
- consider
- dredge up
- evoke
- hark back to
- have down pat
- keep in mind
- learn by heart
- memorize
- recall
- recollect
- remind
- reminisce
- retain information
- retrieve
- reward
- summon up
- take into account
- think
- think back
- think of
Similar words in the remember
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- remember
- remembered
- remembering
- remembers
- think back
Hyponyms for the word remember
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- bear in mind
- brush up
- characterise
- characterize
- keep note
- know
- look back
- mind
- qualify
- recognise
- recognize
- refresh
- reminisce
- retain
- retrospect
- review
Hypernyms for the word remember
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- advert
- associate
- bequeath
- bring up
- cite
- colligate
- connect
- leave
- link
- link up
- mention
- name
- refer
- relate
- tie in
- will
Antonyms for the word remember
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- blank out
- block
- bury
- draw a blank
- forget
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- The dictionary meaning of the word rain
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- Meaning of the word solid
- Literal and figurative meaning of the word persistence
- The origin of the word remote
- Synonym for the word appearance
- Antonyms for the word grill
- Homonyms for the word resilience
- Hyponyms for the word resolve
- Holonyms for the word ridiculous
- Hypernyms for the word rise
- Proverbs and sayings for the word rival
- Translation of the word in other languages river
Английский[править]
Морфологические и синтаксические свойства[править]
re—mem—ber
Глагол, правильный.
Корень: -remember-.
Произношение[править]
- МФА: [rə’mɛmbə(r)]
Семантические свойства[править]
Значение[править]
- запоминать, помнить, хранить в памяти ◆ Please remember this formula! — Пожалуйста, запомни эту формулу! ◆ I almost never remember dreams. — Я почти никогда не помню своих снов.
- вспоминать, припоминать, воскрешать в памяти ◆ Отсутствует пример употребления (см. рекомендации).
- не забывать ◆ Remember to lock the door when you go out. — Не забывай закрывать дверь, когда уходишь
- передавать поздравления ◆ Please remember me to your brother — Пожалуйста, передавай привет от меня брату.
- устар. напоминать ◆ Since thou dost give me pains, / Let me remember thee what thou hast promis’d, / Which is not yet perform’d me. У. Шекспир, «The Tempest», 1610 [Викитека]
Синонимы[править]
- memorize, put into memory
- recall
- don’t forget
- convey greetings
- put in mind, remind
Антонимы[править]
- forget
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- forget
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Гиперонимы[править]
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- reminisce (тепло вспоминать)
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Этимология[править]
Происходит от ср.-англ. remembren, из старофранц. remembrer «вспоминать» < Late Latin rememorari («вспоминать снова») < re- + memor («сообразительный») < протоиндоевроп. *mer-, *smer- («думать об, помнить, соображать»). ??
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What does Remember Mean?
Definitions
Definition as Verb
- show appreciation to
- mention favorably, as in prayer
- exercise, or have the power of, memory
- call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
- mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- recapture the past; indulge in memories
- keep in mind for attention or consideration
Examples
- «He remembered her in his will»
- «remember me in your prayers»
- «After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember«; «some remember better than others»
- «We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz»; «remember the dead of the First World War»
- «remember me to your wife»
- «I can’t remember saying any such thing»; «I can’t think what her last name was»; «can you remember her phone number?»; «Do you remember that he once loved you?»; «call up memories»
- «he remembered how he used to pick flowers»
- «remember the Alamo»; «remember to call your mother every day!»; «Think of the starving children in India!»
Part of Speech
Comparisons
- Remember vs commemorate
- Remember vs commend
- Remember vs retrieve
- Remember vs recall
- Remember vs call back
- Remember vs call up
- Remember vs recollect
- Remember vs think
- Remember vs think back
- Remember vs think of
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The fact that you can remember yesterday but not tomorrow is because of entropy. The fact that you’re always born young and then you grow older, and not the other way around like Benjamin Button — it’s all because of entropy. So I think that entropy is underappreciated as something that has a crucial role in how we go through life.
Sean M. Carroll
ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REMEMBER
From Old French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorārī to recall to mind, from Latin re- + memor mindful.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF REMEMBER
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REMEMBER
Remember is a verb.
WHAT DOES REMEMBER MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of remember in the English dictionary
The first definition of remember in the dictionary is to become aware of again; bring back to one’s consciousness; recall. Other definition of remember is to retain in one’s conscious mind. Remember is also to give money, etc, to, as in a will or in tipping.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REMEMBER
PRESENT
Present
I remember
you remember
he/she/it remembers
we remember
you remember
they remember
Present continuous
I am remembering
you are remembering
he/she/it is remembering
we are remembering
you are remembering
they are remembering
Present perfect
I have remembered
you have remembered
he/she/it has remembered
we have remembered
you have remembered
they have remembered
Present perfect continuous
I have been remembering
you have been remembering
he/she/it has been remembering
we have been remembering
you have been remembering
they have been remembering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I remembered
you remembered
he/she/it remembered
we remembered
you remembered
they remembered
Past continuous
I was remembering
you were remembering
he/she/it was remembering
we were remembering
you were remembering
they were remembering
Past perfect
I had remembered
you had remembered
he/she/it had remembered
we had remembered
you had remembered
they had remembered
Past perfect continuous
I had been remembering
you had been remembering
he/she/it had been remembering
we had been remembering
you had been remembering
they had been remembering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will remember
you will remember
he/she/it will remember
we will remember
you will remember
they will remember
Future continuous
I will be remembering
you will be remembering
he/she/it will be remembering
we will be remembering
you will be remembering
they will be remembering
Future perfect
I will have remembered
you will have remembered
he/she/it will have remembered
we will have remembered
you will have remembered
they will have remembered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been remembering
you will have been remembering
he/she/it will have been remembering
we will have been remembering
you will have been remembering
they will have been remembering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would remember
you would remember
he/she/it would remember
we would remember
you would remember
they would remember
Conditional continuous
I would be remembering
you would be remembering
he/she/it would be remembering
we would be remembering
you would be remembering
they would be remembering
Conditional perfect
I would have remember
you would have remember
he/she/it would have remember
we would have remember
you would have remember
they would have remember
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been remembering
you would have been remembering
he/she/it would have been remembering
we would have been remembering
you would have been remembering
they would have been remembering
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you remember
we let´s remember
you remember
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
remembered
Present Participle
remembering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REMEMBER
Synonyms and antonyms of remember in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «REMEMBER»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «remember» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «remember» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF REMEMBER
Find out the translation of remember to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of remember from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «remember» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
记得
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
recordar
570 millions of speakers
English
remember
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
याद
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
يَتَذَكِّرُ
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
помнить
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
lembrar
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
মনে রাখা
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
se souvenir
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Ingat
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
erinnern (sich)
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
思い出す
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
기억하다
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Elinga
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
nhớ
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
நினைவில்
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
लक्षात ठेवा
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
hatırlamak
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
ricordare
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
zapamiętać
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
пам´ятати
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
a ține minte
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
θυμάμαι
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
onthou
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
komma ihåg
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
huske
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of remember
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REMEMBER»
The term «remember» is very widely used and occupies the 1.152 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «remember» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of remember
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «remember».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REMEMBER» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «remember» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «remember» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about remember
10 QUOTES WITH «REMEMBER»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word remember.
You know, I think when I reflect on it, I think there’s certainly a sense of history. When you have ambitions to play this game, you want to be one of the best ever, and you want to play so well and be so effective that you want people to remember your name 100 years from now.
I don’t care what people do. I don’t care how people remember my albums. I do them for my own reasons.
On the day of the audition for ‘Sullivan and Son,’ I had three other auditions all around Los Angeles. It was so hectic. I remember changing in my car before I went in to read.
The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.
It’s an important thing to remember where you came from.
I remember an interview so terrible with CNN’s Jon Klein, I nearly blurted out, ‘Forget it, I am a loser!’ But I didn’t need to say it. My face and posture did.
The fact that you can remember yesterday but not tomorrow is because of entropy. The fact that you’re always born young and then you grow older, and not the other way around like Benjamin Button — it’s all because of entropy. So I think that entropy is underappreciated as something that has a crucial role in how we go through life.
Well when I was young, when I was very young, when I was a little boy I don’t remember the music I heard, but there was an article in the Brooklyn Daily written by my Aunt about how I could choose phonograph records.
I think it’s important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance.
As far as I remember, even younger than eight, I have always been guided by reason. Not cold reason, but that which leads to the truth, to the real, and to sane Justice.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REMEMBER»
Discover the use of remember in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to remember and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Based on interviews with sixty-three survivors, Lord’s moment-by-moment account is among the finest books written about one of the twentieth century’s bleakest nights.
The last person Landon thought he would fall for was Jamie Sullivan, daughter of the town’s Baptist minister.
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Forgive and Remember: Managing Medical Failure, 2nd Edition
Now with an extensive new preface, epilogue, and appendix by the author, reflecting on the changes that have taken place since the book’s original publication, this updated second edition of Charles L. Bosk’s classic study is as timely as …
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Remember: The Journey to School Integration
Archival photographs paired with fictional text depicting thoughts and emotions of students who lived through school desegregation capture the spirit, sadness, and struggle of the time.
A confrontation on a dark, rain-swept beach leads to a harrowing climax that only Mary Higgins Clark could have created.
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Remember, Remember: Learn the Stuff You Thought You Never Could
Now Grandmaster of Memory Ed Cooke offers up his memory secrets with a fun, quick and completely unforgettable way to remember the things you thought you never could. But this is no boring Willy, Willy, Harry, Ste.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Sophie Kinsella’s Wedding Night.
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The Last Thing I Remember
The last thing he can remember, he was a normal high-school kid doing normal things—working on his homework, practicing karate, daydreaming of becoming an air force pilot, writing a pretty girl’s number on his hand. How long ago was that?
Provides an account of how bodily (or incorporated) practices are transmitted in, and as, traditions.
Winner of numerous accolades, including twelve Emmy wins and one Grammy award, Carl Reiner once again brandishes his literary talents to tell the story of his life in I Remember Me. Reiner reminisces on ninety years of love and laughter, …
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REMEMBER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term remember is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: King’s Quest: A Knight To Remember
For the most part, this new rendition is going to tell side stories that happened between the games over the course of five episodes — A Knight to Remember is … «Destructoid, Jul 15»
King’s Quest: A Knight To Remember will launch next month
The original King’s Quest came out in 1983, which isn’t particularly relevant to today’s announcement of a launch date for the new King’s Quest except as a … «PC Gamer, Jun 15»
‘Remember The Maine’ — In Indiana!
NPR — along with seven public radio stations around the country — is chronicling the lives of America’s troops where they live. We’re calling the project «Back at … «NPR, May 15»
Zayn Malik Attacks Louis Tomlinson On Twitter; ‘Remember When …
Zayn Malik, photographed alongside his mother at the fifth annual Asian Awards on April 17, has been engaging in an argument with his former One Direction … «International Business Times, May 15»
An Ohio Couple Would Like To Forget ‘A Gronking To Remember‘
A Gronking to Remember: Book One in the Rob Gronkowski Erotica Series shot up the e-book sales charts in January. Written by a fan of the New England … «NPR, May 15»
Ohio couple sues Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Nobles over A Gronking …
… suit against Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble for allegedly being pictured on the cover of erotica novella A Gronking to Remember without their consent. «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»
Watch Zendaya Struggle to Remember Her First Celebrity Crush
We played a round of «What’s Shakin’?» with the Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover star, but she was completely stumped when asked to name her first celebrity … «TV Guide, Apr 15»
Texas, San Antonio hatching plan to make sure Alamo is …
Weeks later, those deaths provided Texian soldiers with the “Remember the Alamo!” slogan that they carried to victory at the Battle of San Jacinto. That battle … «Dallas Morning News, Apr 15»
Remember Rachel and Puck? Check Out Our Glee Relationship …
«Is she really going out with him?»Glee never covered that catchy ’70s hit, but it’s a question that probably went through the minds of the show’s fans over and … «TV Guide, Mar 15»
Remember Me 2′s Story Has Been Written, But It’s Up To Capcom …
While Remember Me had its flaws, Capcom and Dontnod Entertainment made Neo Paris an interesting world. «I would absolutely love to [work on a sequel],» … «Siliconera, Mar 15»
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