What is the word used for remembering something when the memory makes one emotional or sad? Like thinking of a beloved who is not there anymore or something that happened in the past.
I looked and found the word reminisce, but it’s used for joyful recollection of past events. But I want the word for sadness or emotional thoughts associated with the past. Please include an example sentence.
Jim Reynolds
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Wistful.
From Dictionary.com:
characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
pensive, especially in a melancholy way.
answered Jul 13, 2015 at 1:42
RG13RG13
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I can’t think of a specific word for remember sadly in general. Thinking of a death or other traumatic event in the past is mourning or lamenting. If remembering a missed opportunity or a mistake made in the past then you are regretting it.
Other than those specific cases then I would say remember sadly or recall sadly.
References: Google dictionary service
answered Jul 13, 2015 at 1:17
JamesJames
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Nostalgize
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/nostalgize
Also appears occasionally as nostalogize.
Nostalogize appears in quotes in Life, as referenced here: https://www.google.com/search?q=nostalogize
As a US American, this is a term I’ve heard repeatedly. I’m surprised to find so few references to it online.
It is a verb form of the more commonly encountered noun, nostalgia, which is usually described as a bittersweet emotional experience.
: pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again
Here is an example sentence: As I watched the old man taking his last breaths, I began nostalgizing about my childhood, remembering how he had taught me to ride a bike, to work hard, and to take care of those you love.
Nostalgizing appears, also marked in quotes, in The New York Times in a 2013 article:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/07/09/science/what-is-nostalgia-good-for-quite-a-bit-research-shows.html?pagewanted=all&referrer=&_r=0
answered Jul 13, 2015 at 1:44
Jim ReynoldsJim Reynolds
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Elegiac… thinking of the past that can’t be repeated.
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Words used to describe memory and memories
Blurred: borroso, confuso
adjective
catchy:
pegadizo, atrayente
adjective
commemorative
adjective
conscious
adjective
dim:
vaga
adjective
dimly:
vagamente, remotamente
adverb
elusive: vago, impreciso
adjective
etched:
grabar
adjective
faint:
vago
adjective
foggy:
recuerdo nublado, vago
adjective
forgotten: olvidado
adjective
haunting: inolvidable, persistente
adjective
hazy:
confuso, difuso
adjective
immortal: que perdura en la memoria
adjective
long
adjective
memorable: recordable, fácil de recordar
adjective
memorial: en memoria de, en recuerdo de
adjective
nostalgic
adjective
redolent: rememorativo
adjective
reminiscent: reminiscente, evocador
adjective
reminiscent
adjective
retentive: retentivo, de buena memoria
adjective
short
adjective
suggestive: sugerente
adjective
unforgettable: inolvidable
adjective
vague
adjective
wistful: melancólico, nostálgico
adjective
redolence: fragancia
noun
resonantly: resonantemente
adverb
unforgettably
adverb
Expressions
a trip/walk down memory lane
fond memory: un recuerdo bonito/ cariñoso
in living memory
in your mind’s eye
(off) by heart
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Hey how can I remember your lesson if I can’t stop laughing while i’m listening to you ! Lol ^^
Could you please clarify with my example ?
If i stick a post-it note on my fridge,
– The post-it note will remind me to do something ?
– Thanks to the post-it note, i’ll remember to do something ?
– I can’t recall where i stuck this damn post-it note and what was written on it ?
Are my sentences all right ?
By the way, it would be so so amazing if you could do a entire lesson in a song, a song lesson ! Oh yeah !
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I’m sure I’ve made a mistake in my very first sentence, i should have wrote : How could i REMIND your lesson … ?
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I think your first sentence is correct: “How can I remember your lesson?”…By the way, you gave three good examples…In my opinion they are all correct!
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Those three examples are correct, as far as I know. And I think the first sentence you wrote make more sense to me, which is “How can I remember your lesson…..”
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James what about ‘reminisce’?
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malima
So, correct me if i’m wrong. Recall is when someone ask us to remember something. Remind is like something that makes you remember something. that remind me my childhood, for example. To wrap things up:
(I can recall me you can’t recall me, you can just remind me, both makes me remember) is that correct?
hellylucas
You’re basically correct but made few mistakes.
Recall is an intransitive verb, so it cannot carry any subject (I cannot recall anything), but remind is a transitive verb, so it can carry a subject (it reminds ”me” my childhood)
thalinho
oh yeah, that’s right, recall me doesn’t make any sense, but I can recall a memory right? for example, “I can’t recall the last time I wrote this”. “the last time…” is something that I’m trying to recall but I can’t so I “can” recall something, the problem is that “recall is usually used in negative sentences, So i can’t recall anythings at all. I know it
hellylucas
oh yeah, that’s right, recall me doesn’t make any sense, but I can recall a memory right? for example, “I can’t recall the last time I wrote this”. “the last time…” is something that I’m trying to recall but I can’t so I “can” recall something, the problem is that “recall is usually used in negative sentences, So i can’t recall anything at all. I know it’s confuse and maybe I’m wrong again, but I guess I did get the picture about how to use this and this is what matters right?
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remember:
subject + remember + someone
or to do something..
remind:
subject + remind + someone + to do something or of someone..
recall:
subject + recall + someone or something
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For understanding the grammer or what you explaining to us is understand the meaning excatly of your every sentence.
Maybe it was a digfucult sentence .D
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Dear Sir, recall another meaning is cancellation is it correct?
for eg: we recalled the strike? is it correct usage?
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i can remember of myself. how hard i used to study.
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I can’t recall her name because no one reminded me to remembering her name.
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Hey, James! Why didn’t you make the lesson complete by comparing the phrases ‘remember + infinitive’ (= don’t forget to) and ‘remember+ gerund’ (= recall doing something in the past)? … Just a suggestion …
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I would like to know when we add “do/does” before a verb, as you said “I do remember”.
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ALKEBSEE
I have had a negative experience the word recall so I will never forget it.
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niyonkuru
I am not sure if I can ask a question on the quiz here. I chose the answer “reminded” on the question: Everyone in the room __ why they were that night. I thought that everyone reminded somethings because they were in the room. If they weren’t in the room, they didn’t remember it. The room affected their mind to bring they back a memory. Are there some misunderstandings I made? Thank you in advance.
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Oh James I guess who you are calling on the phone.Easy to know.
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Hi all dear members, I’ve a question about why we must place ” s ” after the verbs whose subjects are singular, what is its philosophy or story? Because I’ve seen many times in old English stories which all subjects could get a ” S ” after their verbs, of course, a ” th “.
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Is there a difference between remember and recall? Or between either of these two words and recollect? We at Merriam-Webster always aim for certainty, and so are pleased to tell you that the answer to the above questions is somewhere between a definite maybe and a resounding perhaps.
For us, those are very strong words.
There is a good degree of semantic overlap between at least one sense of each of these words. Remember may mean “to bring to mind or think of again,” recall “to bring back to mind,” and recollect “to bring back to the level of conscious awareness.” There are circumstances in which any of these three words are interchangeable with any of the others, and other circumstances in which one or more of these words will sound odd, or somewhat off.
Almost all words that exist in English for any significant length of time will change meaning; recall and recollect have, to varying degrees, shifted in meaning since their introduction into English in the 16th century. In initial use recall had meanings such as “to annul by taking back” or “to recant.” Recollect first meant “to call to mind,” and later took on the shade of “to recall something forgotten to (oneself).”
I care not what he wrote, sith he recanted the same. The lad wil standeth in his force, and no wise man knowing that he repented his follie, will afterward allege his authoritie for that, which he recalled.
— Nicholas Sander, The Supper of our Lord, 1566And when they haue thus recollected, and consydered all these thynges in their myndes: then lette them humbly knowlege their defautes vnto god, and aske forgyuenes for the same, with vnfeyned purpose in their hartes, to conuerte and retourne from theyr noughty lyues, and to amende the same.
— Anon., The institution of a Christen man, 1537
Remember is the oldest of the three, in use since the 14th century. While this word has taken on new meanings over the centuries, the original meaning (“to have (a notion or idea) come into the mind again as previously perceived, known, or felt”) has shifted little.
And seeyng there Aurora shyne aboue alle other he began to remembre his lady megere Alas Madame where be ye now I wolde hit plesid the goddes that ye remembrid as well me as I remembre yow.
— Raoul Lefèvre (trans. by W. Caxton), Historyes of Troye, 1473
Despite the fact that these three words started their lives with fairly disparate meanings, all of them now may be used in some sense of “bring back to mind.” What are the differences between them? Some people find that recollect carries with it a folksy quality, one that is suggestive of rustic speech.
I spose you recollect thet I explained my gennle views
In the last billet thet I writ, ‘way down frum Veery Cruze.
— James Russell Lowell, The writings, 1890
It should be noted, however, that there are plenty of other instances where recollect is used as a synonym of remember, with no apparent folksiness.
Thank you for recollecting my weakness
— Emily Dickinson, letter, 1869
Another distinction, one that a number of usage guides in the late 19th and early 20th century made note of, is that recollect implies a conscious effort to recall something to mind, whereas remember simply means having something available in one’s memory. Recall often has a similar connotation of conscious effort, one that remember need not necessarily carry.
As with many other synonymous, or closely related, words in English, the best course of action is to trust your ear. In the event that your ear has proved itself untrustworthy in the past, or if you are concerns about its performance in this regard, you may generally use remember in any setting in which you would otherwise use recollect or recall.
In fact, the controlled laboratory events that served as the mnemonic targets of this investigation were relatively pedestrian.
With the possible exception of maintenance rehearsal, other well-known mnemonic strategies presumably involve the use of long-term memory.
Nor is the creation of this mnemonic archive a purely random process.
Sustained mnemonic response in the human middle frontal gyrus during on-line storage of spatial memoranda.
In wakefulness, mnemonic functions (selection and encoding of information) require search activity and correlate with the theta rhythm.
Among the techniques used was the evolution of a network of shrines, both natural and architectural, which served as mnemonics.
In the feedback version, negative feedback was accurate, highly informative, and could be used as a mnemonic aid.
Beginners or young learners seem to benefit more from mnemonics than advanced learners.
The constructs, themselves, constitute associationally conditioned mnemonics that trigger neuroendocrine responses which motivate behaviors.
His answer is that they are labels of convenience, purely ‘ mnemonic ‘ devices, based on prototypical properties of the corresponding categories.
The ancient and medieval mnemonic arts were developed specifically to format and inventory memory.
Critically, the number of mnemonic units of information produced at the first delayed-recall test predicted verbal expression of memory at the second delayed-recall test.
There is a possibility that other mnemonic strategies were involved in the task.
In other words, the text and image served as mnemonic devices.
The constraints are language-internal, hierarchical, and structural, not perceptual, conceptual, mnemonic, computational, or otherwise imposed by some extralinguistic system.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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#1 – I remember…
There are a number of ways to use “I remember…”
- I remember + -ING form of verb
I remember spending every summer at camp when I was a child. - I remember + person or thing
I remember him – we met at a conference last year.
I remember that TV show, I used to watch it all the time. - I remember + that + subject + verb
I was going to make hamburgers, but then I remembered that she doesn’t eat meat – so I made a salad instead.
#2 – I’ll never forget… / I’ll always remember…
Use these phrases for people, things, or experiences that were so strong that they will never leave your memory!
#3 – If I remember correctly… / As far as I can recall…
Use these phrases if you’re not 100% certain that what you remember is correct – and you want to communicate this small uncertainty.
#4 – I have a vague recollection of…
Use this phrase when you remember something, but not very well – for example, you remember the general experience a little bit, but not the details.
#5 – It’s on the tip of my tongue.
Use this phrase when you are trying to remember something (usually a word or a person’s name) but you can’t quite say it yet. This expression is often used to get a few more moments to remember the word or name you’re trying to think of.
#6 – My mind went blank.
Use this phrase to describe a moment when you couldn’t remember or think of anything. It’s common for people’s minds to go blank during moments of pressure, like tests and presentations.
#7 – It doesn’t ring a bell.
Use this phrase when someone asks you if you’ve heard of something, and you want to say that you don’t know about it or don’t remember it. For example, if your colleague says, “Do you know Michael Smith? He works in our London office” – and you don’t remember him or haven’t heard of him, you could say, “No… the name doesn’t ring a bell.”
#8 – I’d like to remind you about / to…
This is a diplomatic way to remind somebody about something so that the other person doesn’t forget! (Click here for the difference between REMEMBER and REMIND).
- I’d like to remind you about + noun
I’d like to remind you about your dentist appointment tomorrow. - I’d like to remind you to + verb
I’d like to remind you to send me the information by Friday.
#9 – You haven’t forgotten about / to _____, have you?
I hope you haven’t forgotten about / to…
Use these phrases to check if someone has remembered or forgotten about something. Again, use about + noun and to + verb.
- You haven’t forgotten to do your homework, have you?
- You haven’t forgotten about the test, have you?
- I hope you haven’t forgotten to pay the bill.
- I hope you haven’t forgotten about our meeting this afternoon.
#10 – It completely slipped my mind!
Use this phrase after you COMPLETELY forgot to do something – you didn’t remember or think of it at all.
- “I hope you haven’t forgotten to pay the bill.”
“Oh no – it completely slipped my mind! I’ll pay it first thing tomorrow morning.”
Хорошая память — залог успеха любой деятельности. Изучая английский, мы каждый день запоминаем новые слова, правила, выражения. И конечно же, не упускаем случая пожаловаться на память, когда забываем нужное слово или фразу. Так или иначе, тема памяти, воспоминаний, забывания возникает в наших разговорах, поэтому эту статью мы посвятили памяти, а если быть точными, тем словам и устойчивым выражениям, которые сочетаются со словом «mеmory». Давайте же «прокачаем» наш словарный запас, и обогатим его полезной лексикой по теме «Память». Лучший способ усвоить новые слова и выражения — рассматривать их в контексте. Поэтому наша статья полна примеров и различных ситуаций, иллюстрирующих значения и употребление.
Ключевое слово этой статьи memory (память).
Хорошую память можно охарактеризовать многими прилагательными. Давайте рассмотрим примеры с ними:
My colleague Jim has infallible memory! He can remember long numbers and texts. — У моего коллеги Джима феноменальная память! Он может запоминать длинные числа и тексты.
A lot of artists have photographic memory. After they see a picture, they can remember every detail of it. — У многих художников фотографическая память. После того, как они видят картину, они могут вспомнить каждую деталь.
Students who have retentive memory can remember more information, so they study better than those who have short memory. — Студенты, у которых цепкая память, могут запоминать больше информации, поэтому они учатся лучше, чем те, у кого плохая память.
If you have visual memory, you should buy a visual dictionary and learn the words using pictures. — Если у вас зрительная память, вы должны купить визуальный словарь и изучать слова, используя картинки.
He has long memory, he won’t forget that you owe his some money. — У него хорошая память, он не забудет, что ты ему должен денег.
Если вы хорошо или плохо запоминаете определенный тип информации, то используйте предлог for: good memory for; bad memory for:
I have very good memory for names. I can remember the names of all my fellow students although forty years passed. — У меня хорошая память на имена. Я помню все имена моих одноклассников, хотя прошли годы.
My brother has terrible memory for dates. Once he forgot even his own birthday! — У моего брата ужасная память на даты. Однажды он забыл собственный день рождения!
От слова memory происходит много других слов:
Memo: памятка, уведомительная записка:
The secretary will send you a memo with instructions. — Секретарь отправит вам записку с инструкицями.
Memoirs [‘memwɑːz] — воспоминания, мемуары:
His lifelong dream was to publish a book of memoirs. —Мечта всей его жизни — опубликовать книгу с воспоминаниями.
It’s popular with celebrities to write memoirs. — Среди знаменитостей модно писать мемуары.
Memorial — памятник, монумент:
There is a war memorial in the central square. — На центральной площади находился памятник.
Memorials — воспоминания, мемуары, летописи:
The first memorials of the city date back to the 5th century. — Самые первые упоминания города датируются пятым веком.
Прилагательное memorable — памятный, запоминающийся; синоним: unforgettable:
It was a memorable event, we are pleased that you invited us. — Это было запоминающееся событие, нам приятно,что вы пригласили нас.
My trip to India was full of unforgettable experiences. — Мое путешествие в Индию было наполнено памятными событиями.
Давайте рассмотрим примеры, которые иллюстрируют значение и использование устойчивых сочетаний со словом memory:
This monument was erected in memory of a famous poet. — Этот памятник был воздвигнут в память об известном поэте.
The old photo jogged my memory and I remembered my holiday in Greece. — Старая фотография пробудила мою память, и я вспомнил мой отпуск в Греции.
The events of that day etched in my memory. I will remember them forever. — События того дня отпечатались в моей памяти. Я буду помнить их вечно.
In soup operas somebody must have an accident and lose their memory. — В мыльных сериалах кто-то должен попасть в аварию и потерять память.
I write verses, but if I commit them to memory, I forget them. That’s why I decided to commit my verses to paper. — Я пишу стихи, но если я их оставляю в памяти/ запоминаю, я их забываю. Поэтому я решил записывать их на бумагу.
Mike burdened his memory with information before his test. As a result he couldn’t remember anything. — Майк перегрузил свою память информацией перед тестом. В результате, он не смог вспомнить ничего.
This is the hottest summer within living memory. — Это самое жаркое лето на памяти живущих.
I am not going to learn my speech by heart or use the notes, I’ll speak from memory. — Я не буду заучивать мою речь наизусть или пользоваться записями. Я буду говорить по памяти.
Если вы не уверены, правильно ли вы помните что-то, или не можете положиться на свою память, используйте вводные выражения:
To the best of my memory, his name is John and he works in a bank. — Насколько я помню, его зовут Джон и он работает в банке.
If my memory serves me right, you promised to pay me back two weeks ago! — Если моя память мне не изменяет, ты обещал вернуть мне деньги две недели назад.
If my memory doesn’t fail me, it’s Maggie’s birthday today. I must call her. — Если меня не подводит память, сегодня день рождения Мегги. Я должен позвонить ей.
I was sure, I locked the door! My memory must be playing tricks on me! — Я бы уверен, что запер дверь. Должно быть, моя память меня подводит.
Memory — не только память, но еще и воспоминание. Воспоминания бывают положительными и отрицательными. Рассмотрим устойчивые выражения:
He is a successful businessman now, but bitter memories from his poor childhood make him feel sad. — Сейчас он успешный бизнесмен, но горькие воспоминания его бедного детства наводят на него печаль.
I don’t remember my grandparents very well. I have just some dim memories. — Я плохо помню моих бабушку и дедушку. У меня от них лишь смутные воспоминания.
The woman couldn’t describe the man who had attacked her. She could share only vague memories. — Женщина не могла описать человека, который напал на нее. Она смогла поделиться смутными воспоминаниями.
When I look through the family album, I smile at the fond memories of my childhood. — Когда я смотрю семейный альбом, я улыбаюсь, когда находят приятные воспоминания детства.
One of my earliest memories is my birthday when I was five. — Одно из самых ранних моих воспоминаний — мой пятый день рождения.
The holiday in Spain left only pleasant memories. — Отпуск в Испании оставил только приятные воспоминания.
This dress brings back the unpleasant memories of my date with Alan. — Это платье ассоциируется с неприятными воспоминаниями моего свидания с Аланом.
She went to the psychiatrist to get rid of the haunting memories. — Она пошла к психиатру, чтобы избавиться от навязчивых воспоминаний.
The tune brought back the memories of my youth. — Мелодия навеяла воспоминания моей молодости.
Глаголы remember, memorise, remind, recall
От существительного memory происходят соответствующие глаголы memorise и remember. Различие между глаголами в том, что memorise — запоминать осознанно, стараться удержать в памяти, заучивать, а remember — запоминать, помнить, вспоминать:
Yesterday I tried to memorise the irregular verbs, but I didn’t succeed. — Вчера я пытался запомнить неправильные глаголы, но у меня вы получилось. Yesterday I memorised the irregular verbs, but today I can’t remember them. — Вчера я запомнил неправильные глаголы, но сегодня я не могу их вспомнить. Our English teacher thinks that if we memorise these words we will speak better. — Наш учитель английского считает, что если мы заучим эти слова, мы будем говорить лучше. There were so many people at the party that I can’t remember their names. — На вечеринке было столько людей, что я не могу вспомнить их имена.
I remembered that it was my sister’s birthday yesterday. — Я вспомнил, что вчера был день рождения моей сестры.
Remind — напоминать, делать напоминание, глагол remind сочетается с предлогом of (не about):
This photo reminds me of Paris. — Эта фотография напоминает мне Париж. I want to remind you that you are not allowed to send personal e-mails. — Я хочу напомнить вам, что отправлять личные письма запрещено.
Recall — вызывать в памяти, вспоминать, вызывать воспоминания. Иногда говорят recall to mind:
I distinctly recall the faces of my parents when I told them about my engagement. — Я отчетливо помню лица моих родителей, когда я рассказал им о своей помолвке. I’m sure, his birthday is in March, but I can’t recall the date to mind. — Я уверен, его день рождения в марте, но я не могу припомнить дату.
Главная проблема памяти — то, что мы склонны забывать. Часто мы из памяти ускользает то, что нужно помнить. Если у человека «короткая помять» и он все забывает, то его можно назвать забывчивым forgetful [fə’getf(ə)l] или рассеянным absent-minded [[ˌæbs(ə)nt’maɪndɪd].
She is so forgetful! She writes notes everywhere, but forgets anyway. — Она такая забывчивая! Она пишет повсюду записки, но все равно забывает.
My uncle is very absent-minded. Yesterday he went to work in his slippers. — Мой дядя очень рассеянный. Вчера он пошел на работу в тапочках.
Взглянем на ряд словосочетаний, которые относятся к процессу забывания:
I have clean forgotten the name, but I vaguely remember the interior of the restaurant. — Я начисто забыл название, но я смутно помню интерьер ресторана.
I’m sorry, I completely forgot to call you. — Прости, я совсем забыл позвонить тебе.
I was learning this poem by heart all evening, but at the lesson my mind suddenly went blank and I couldn’t remember a line! — Я учил стих наизусть весь вечер, но на уроке на меня нашло затмение и я не мог вспомнить ни строчки!
Although some details faded from my memory, I still remember my school-leaving party quite well. — Хотя некоторые подробности улетучились из памяти, я все еще помню мо выпускной достаточно хорошо.
Even though I tried to blot out the memories of my first marriage, I couldn’t forget my first wife. — Даже хотя с пытался вычеркнуть из памяти мой первый брак, я не смог забыть свою первую жену.
You should raze the accidentfrom your memory and never remember about it. — Тебе следует вычеркнуть это происшествие из памяти и никогда не вспоминать о нем.
I know it will be hard, but you must put it behind you. — Я знаю, что будет тяжело, но ты должна оставить это в прошлом.
When you can’t recall your mobile number it is just a lapse of memory. It happens with everyone. — Это просто огрех памяти, если вы не можете вспомнить свой номер телефона.
His name slipped my memory! Give me a second, I’ll try to remember. — Его имя выскользнуло у меня из памяти. Минуточку, я постараюсь вспомнить.
А иногда бывает так, что хочешь извлечь из памяти нужное слово или другую информацию, и никак не можешь вспомнить, то можно использовать выражение on the tip of my tongue:
When I speak English, I sometimes can’t remember words, but they are on the tip of my tongue. — Когда я говорю на английском, я иногда не могу припомнить слов, но они вертятся у меня на языке.
Если какая-то деталь вам что-то напоминает, но вы никак не можете понять что именно, вам пригодится выражение it rings s bell:
What is the noise? It rings a bell, but I can’t remember exactly what it is. — Что это за звук? Он что-то мне напоминает, но я не могу понять что именно.
Если вы не можете что-то вспомнить, вы можете попросить подсказку: a clue:
I won’t remember the name of this actress unless you give me a clue. — Я не вспомню имя это актрисы, если ты не подскажешь мне.
When my grandmother listens to this song her memories come flooding back and she tells me about her young years. — Когда моя бабушка слушает эту песню, на нее находят воспоминания и она рассказывает мне о ее молодости.
I can distinctly remember the President’s speech. — Я отчетливо помню речь президента.
I was leaving the house when my memory clicked I remembered that I hadn’t turned the iron off. — Я выходил из дома, когда у меня сработала память и я вспомнил, что не выключил утюг.
Before the test you should refresh your memory. Look through your notes. — Перед тестом тебе лучше освежить память. Просмотри свой конспект.
When the interviewer asked a question, she didn’t answer at once. It was written all over her face that she was searching her memory. — Когда экзаменатор задал вопрос, она ответила не сразу. На ее лице было написано, что она рылась в своей памяти.
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Чем отличаются друг от друга remember, recall, remind
Есть разные способы вспомнить что-либо на английском. Но не все глаголы с таким значением будут считаться абсолютными синонимами. К примеру, «remember», «recall» и «remind». Каждый из них имеет свои смысловые особенности. Такие детали важно знать, чтобы точно высказывать свои идеи по-английски и всегда быть правильно понятым.
Remind
Этот глагол переводится как «вспоминать, напоминать». Его особенность в том, что при нем всегда есть объект действия. Ведь мы всегда напоминаем кому-то или вспоминаем что-то. Такой глагол часто используют, когда речь идет о воспоминаниях из прошлого. После «remind» обычно идет «that» или глагол с «to».
He reminded us that the dress rehearsal had been brought forward to Sunday. / Он напомнил нам, что генеральная репетиция перенесена на воскресенье.
Remind me of your house number. / Напомни мне номер своего дома.
«Remind» показывает, что вы воссоздаете что-то в памяти при помощи другого человека или предмета.
Remember
Этот глагол переводится как «помнить, не забывать». У него уже нет подтекста «восстановить из памяти». Его смысл немного другой – «сохранить в памяти». По этой причине такое слово вполне может использоваться и без объекта действия. Вместе с ним тоже может стоять глагол с «to» либо придаточное предложение с «where», «when», «that».
I can’t remember where I’ve put my keys. / Я не могу вспомнить, куда положил свои ключи.
Mark remembered that he was going clubbing that evening and cheered up. / Марк не забыл, что вечером собирается в клуб, и приободрился.
«Remember» указывает на то, что вы самостоятельно что-то запоминаете.
Recall
Этот глагол переводится как «припомнить, упомянуть». Мы употребляем его, когда что-то всплывает в памяти, и мы говорим об этом. Такое слово применяется, если нужно вернуться к предмету разговора. Собеседник припомнил что-либо и хочет об этом рассказать.
As far as I can recall, she were warned two times that she would lose her job if she persisted in being late. / Насколько я припоминаю, ее дважды предупреждали, что она потеряет работу, если будет продолжать опаздывать.
I recalled my visit to Ireland and the meeting with my foreign friends. / Я упомянул про свой визит в Ирландию и встречу с иностранными друзьями.
«Recall» подразумевает, что вы говорите кому-либо то, что вам удалось удержать в своем сознании.
Все три глагола обозначают процесс запоминания, но разным способом. «Remind» заставляет вас «remember» что-либо и «recall» об этом другим людям. Лучше всего уловить все тонкости значений таких глаголов вам помогут англоязычные педагоги WSE и носители языка.
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3 формы глагола remind
Она напомнила мне, чтобы я купил газету. ☰
Мне напомнили, как мне повезло. ☰
Эта песня всегда напоминает мне о нашем первом свидании. ☰
— Напомни, чтобы я вечером купила молока. ☰
Ты напомнишь мне об этой встрече? ☰
Ты очень похожа на мою мать, Иззи. ☰
Напомни мне, пожалуйста, потому что я, скорее всего, забуду. ☰
Возьми деньги и купи себе что-нибудь на память обо мне. ☰
Да, я буду там. Спасибо, что напомнили. ☰
- Он любит Ньюкасл, который напоминает ему Берлин времён Веймарской республики. ☰
- I constantly have to be reminded how to pronounce her name.
- Мне постоянно нужно напоминать, как произносится её имя. ☰
- Oh, that reminds me, I saw Jenny in town today.
Да, кстати, вспомнил! Я сегодня в городе видел Дженни. ☰
I reminded myself to watch them closely.
Я напомнил себе не спускать с них глаз. ☰
‘We’ve got a test tomorrow.’ ‘Don’t remind me!’
— Завтра у нас контрольная /тест/. — Даже не напоминай! ☰
- She wrote a note to remind herself about the appointment.
- Она сделала пометку, чтобы напомнить себе о встрече. ☰
- He now has only a few trophies to remind him of the glory of his athletic career.
- Лишь несколько трофеев напоминают ему теперь о славной спортивной карьере. ☰
- Sometimes she had to remind herself of his good points.
- Иногда ей приходилось напоминать себе о его хороших качествах. ☰
- She’ll forget to call the doctor if you don’t remind her.
- Она забудет вызвать врача, если ей не напомнить. ☰
- Remind me to buy some groceries after work.
- Напомни мне зайти после работы за продуктами. ☰
- I had to remind him that we were supposed to leave early.
- Мне пришлось напомнить ему, что мы должны были выехать пораньше. ☰
- Let me remind you that you are expected to arrive on time.
- Позвольте мне напомнить вам, что вы должны прибыть вовремя. ☰
- The audience was reminded to turn their cell phones off in the theater.
- Зрителям напомнили, что в здании театра нужно выключать свои мобильные телефоны. ☰
- At the risk of being repetitive, I must remind you again to be careful.
- Рискуя показаться однообразным, должен напомнить вам ещё раз, что нужно быть осторожным. ☰
- I need hardly remind you that this information is confidential.
- Вряд ли мне стоит напоминать вам, что эта информация является конфиденциальной. ☰
- He made a few notes to remind himself of what he wanted to say.
- Он сделал несколько пометок, чтобы напомнить себе, что он хотел сказать. ☰
The mail just arrived. That reminds me, did you mail that letter I gave you yesterday?
Почта только что пришла. Кстати, ты отправил то письмо, которое я вчера тебе дал? ☰
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
- The girls constantly had to be reminded about their chores. ☰
- Mrs Welland reminded her son that they still had several people to see. ☰
- Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰ , напротив примера.
- Источник статьи: http://wooordhunt.ru/word/remind
- напоминать, напомнить, вспомнить, вспоминать
- Реализовано с помощью сервиса «API «Яндекс.Словарь»
Present
- I remindyou remind
- he reminds
- they remind
we remindyou remind
Present continuous
Past simple
I have remindedyou have remindedhe has remindedwe have remindedyou have remindedthey have reminded
Past continuous
I have been remindingyou have been remindinghe has been remindingwe have been remindingyou have been remindingthey have been reminding
Present perfect
I will remindyou will remindhe will remindwe will remindyou will remind
they will remind
Present perfect continuous
I will be remindingyou will be remindinghe will be remindingwe will be remindingyou will be remindingthey will be reminding
Past perfect
I will have remindedyou will have remindedhe will have remindedwe will have remindedyou will have remindedthey will have reminded
Past perfect continuous
I will have been remindingyou will have been remindinghe will have been remindingwe will have been remindingyou will have been remindingthey will have been reminding
Future
Future continuous
I had remindedyou had remindedhe had remindedwe had remindedyou had remindedthey had reminded
Future perfect
I had been remindingyou had been remindinghe had been remindingwe had been remindingyou had been remindingthey had been reminding
Future perfect continuous
Present
I would remindyou would remindhe would remindwe would remindyou would remind
they would remind
Present continuous
I would be remindingyou would be remindinghe would be remindingwe would be remindingyou would be remindingthey would be reminding
I would have remindedyou would have remindedhe would have remindedwe would have remindedyou would have remindedthey would have reminded
Past continuous
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Источник статьи: http://conjugation.ru/english/remind.html
Разница между remind, remember, recall, recollect, memorize
Глаголы remind, remember, recall, recollect, memorise так или иначе связаны с запоминанием информации. В этой статье мы расскажем об особенностях употребления этих глаголов, их сходствах и различиях, а также приведем примеры.
Глагол to remember
Слово remember встречается чаще других синонимов. По данным Cambridge Dictionary, глагол remember означает «возможность восстановить или хранить в своей памяти какую-либо информацию». Remember употребляется, когда нужно:
- сказать о том, что вы помните какое-то действие — to remember doing smth
I remember walking into the pub. — Я помню, как заходил в бар.
уточнить, что помните какой-то факт — to remember (that)
I remember that I ordered a cup of tea. — Я помню, что я заказал чашку чая.
сказать, что вы точно что-то помните — to remember rightly/correctly
It was August, 2nd, if I remember correctly. — Это было 2 августа, если я правильно помню.
рассказать о точных, ярких воспоминаниях — clearly/vividly/distinctly remember или не очень четких — vaguely/dimly remember
I clearly remember whiskey was Johnny Walker. — Я четко помню, виски был Джонни Уокер.
I dimly remember what was happening next. — Я с трудом помню, что происходило дальше.
рассказать о деталях какого-то воспоминания — to remember when/where/how
I even remember when I got home! — Я даже помню, когда я пришел домой.
сказать о чем-то, что вы обещали сделать, попросить кого-то не забыть о чем-то — to remember to do something
Moreover, I remembered to lock the front door. — Более того, я не забыл закрыть входную дверь.
Здесь важно подчеркнуть, что после глагола remember может стоять как инфинитив (глагол в начальной форме), так и герундий (глагол с окончанием -ing). Смысл сказанного будет зависеть от формы глагола, например:
I remember to visit my grandmother. — Я помню, что нужно навестить бабушку. I remember visiting my grandmother. — Я помню, как навещал бабушку.
В первом предложении мы говорим о том, что нужно не забыть выполнить действие в будущем, а во втором примере мы вспоминаем, как уже выполнили действие.
2. Глагол to remind
Глагол remind переводится как «напоминать». Отличие remind от remember заключается в том, что remind означает «побудить кого-то вспомнить информацию», а remember — «помнить какую-либо информацию». Рассмотрим наиболее популярные случаи употребления глагола remind:
- напомнить кому-то сделать что-то — to remind someone to do something, to remind (somebody) that, to remind somebody about something
My mom always reminds me to put my hat on. — Моя мама постоянно напоминает мне надевать шапку.
Dustin reminded me that I forgot my laptop at his house. — Дастин напомнил мне, что я забыл свой ноутбук у него дома.
Can you remind me about your plans for the weekend? — Можешь напомнить мне о своих планах на выходные?
когда одна ситуация/предмет/человек напоминают другую ситуацию/предмет/человека — to remind somebody of, to remind someone what/when/where/how
My colleague reminds me of my classmate. — Мой коллега напоминает мне моего одноклассника. Mary reminded me how I acted at the restaurant. — Мэри напомнила мне, как я вел себя в ресторане.
3. Глаголы to recall и to recollect
Recall означает «восстанавливать в памяти какие-либо события или факты, чтобы этим поделиться».
I can still recall how Margareth entered the room. — Я до сих пор помню, как Маргарет зашла в комнату.
- когда что-то вызывает определенную ассоциацию
This building recalls the baroque style. — Это здание напоминает стиль барокко.
когда какие-то события или предметы вызывают определенные воспоминания
This song recalls that wonderful evening. — Эта песня напоминает мне тот чудесный вечер.
Recollect и recall — синонимичные слова, но стоит учесть, что recollect чаще используется в формальной беседе.
I can hardly recollect the events of that evening. — Я с трудом могу восстановить в памяти события того вечера.
5. Глагол to memorize
Memorize переводится как «запоминать», «заучивать». Этот глагол предполагает проделывание определенных усилий для запоминания чего-либо наизусть.
Sally memorized all her coworkers’ names just in a week! — Салли запомнила имена всех своих коллег только через неделю!
Надеемся, теперь вы разобрались в разнице между remember, remind, recall, recollect и memorize, и у вас не возникнет трудностей в выборе подходящего слова. А сейчас предлагаем пройти небольшой тест для закрепления изученного.
Источник статьи: http://englex.ru/difference-between-remind-remember-recall-recollect-memorize/
Remember
- Это мой брат. Ты его помнишь?
- Я её не помню.
- Не могу её вспомнить.
- Не могу вспомнить, куда вчера положил ключи.
- Я всегда буду помнить этот день.
- Помню его с университета.
✓ This is my brother. Do you remember him?
✓ I don’t remember her.
✓ I can’t remember her.
✓ I can’t remember where I put the keys yesterday.
✓ I’ll always remember this day.
✓ I remember him from university.
(отсутствие артикля перед ‘university’ объясняется тем, что это не университет как таковой, а соответствующее абстрактное понятие – учёба в университете)
✓ I clearly remember meeting him a year ago.
(remember + герундий)
✓ I remember seeing him at the exhibition. • I remember reading the book and thinking what a remarkable novel that was. • I remember working day and night then.
(remember + герундий)
Everyday English:✓ I remember him coming here and offering to help us.
Formal English:
✓ I remember his coming here and offering to help us.
Also, as an alternative:
✓ I remember (that) he came here and offered to help us.
(до автоматизма осваиваем только первый вариант; второй характерен для официально-делового стиля и в повседневной речи, как правило, не употребляется; третий вариант даётся как альтернатива)
Everyday English:✓ I remember them playing an interesting game.
Formal English:
✓ I remember their playing an interesting game.
Also, as an alternative:
✓ I remember (that) they played an interesting game.
(до автоматизма осваиваем только первый вариант; второй характерен для официально-делового стиля и в повседневной речи, как правило, не употребляется; третий вариант даётся как альтернатива)
✓ As far as I can remember, they had a red car.
- ✓ If I remember correctly, they were going to sell their house.
- ✓ If I remember rightly, they were going to sell their house.
- (или «Если мне не изменяет память, они …», «Если я не ошибаюсь, они …»)
✓ I can’t remember where we met and what she said.
✓ I remember (that) no one helped us that time.
✓ It should be remembered that no one is above the law in a democratic society.
✓ Remember to call me when you come back.
Also:
✓ Don’t forget to call me when you come back.
✓ He is best remembered as the man who wrote this remarkable book.
BrE:✓ Remember me to her.
(old-fashioned in AmE)
✓ She clearly (vividly, distinctly) remembered that. • She vaguely (dimly) remembered that. • She fondly remembered that. • She can hardly (barely) remember that.
[ˈvɪvɪdli], [dɪˈstɪŋktli], [ˈveɪɡli], [ˈdɪmli], [ˈfɒndli (BrE) || ˈfɑːndli (AmE)], [ˈbeəli (BrE) || ˈberli (AmE)]
✓ We remembered him with affection. • We remembered him with love. • We remembered him with gratitude.
[əˈfekʃn], [ˈɡrætɪtjuːd (BrE) || ˈɡrætɪtuːd (AmE)]
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English, as people popularly say, is a confusing language. And the reason for that is, when a word in a different language, say Hindi, is translated in English, you have to be very specific about which English word you choose. The English vocabulary is wide, and there are many words to mean the same thing, but that need to be used in different contexts, and that is what confuses people who are learning English, or are not fluent in their spoken English. Recently, I was speaking to a friend and she said something that triggered this blog. She said, “I can never memorise to drink enough water.” Now I could easily see why she said that, because when I corrected her saying, ‘You mean I can never REMEMBER to drink enough water?’ she said, “Doesn’t memorise and remember mean the same thing.
I understand it is a common misconception among a lot of new English speakers, and today’s blog is for clearing it and helping you understand the difference between remember, remind and memorise. Let’s first understand the meaning of these three words.
Remember: This is a memory, or something that you know from experience. You either remember something yourself or ask someone else to remember for you. Examples of using it in a sentence:
“I can’t remember this person’s name.”
“Can you remember what colour were her shoes?”
“I wish I could remember the name of this song.”
Remind:
This is when something, or someone makes you remember something. It is an act of something triggering you to remember something. Examples of using it in a sentence:
“Can you please remind me to drink 8 glasses of water today?”
“This song reminds me of my mother.”
“Do I need to remind you that the report is due today?”
Memorise:
It is when you try to put some information in your memory, so that it stays there. Examples of this word in a sentence:
“I am yet to memorise my graduation day speech”
“I know of people who can memorise an entire book!”
“No matter how many times I meet her, I just can’t memorize her name!”
The best way to understand this concept is by practicing. Visualize a scene, where you might need to use and practice it. Here’s a little exercise for you to start with.
What do you think will fit in these sentences?
I clearly _____ the day I first met you.
You don’t have to ____ me about that horrible accident.
Why can’t you ever _____ to carry an umbrella?
All the best!
About EAgeTutor:
Memorization is the process of committing something to memory. It is a mental process undertaken in order to store in memory for later recall visual, auditory, or tactical information.
Memorizing or reviewing a mathematical formula using flashcard software Anki, thus practicing active recall. First, only the question is displayed. Then the answer is displayed too, for verification.
The scientific study of memory is part of cognitive neuroscience, an interdisciplinary link between cognitive psychology and neuroscience.
Development of memorizationEdit
Within the first three years of a child’s life, they begin to show signs of memory that is later improved into their adolescent years. This includes short-term memory, long-term memory, working memory, and autobiographical memory. Memory is a fundamental capacity that plays a special role in social, emotional, and cognitive functioning. Problems with studying the development of memorization include having to use verbal response and confirmation.
TechniquesEdit
Some principles and techniques that have been used to assist in memorization include:
- Rote learning, a learning technique which focuses not on understanding but on memorization by means of repetition. For example, if words are to be learned, they may be repeatedly spoken aloud or repeatedly written down. Specialized forms of rote learning have also been used in Vedic chant since as long as three thousand years ago,[1] to preserve the intonation and lexical accuracy of very long texts, some with tens of thousands of verses.
- Spaced repetition,[citation needed] a principle of committing information into long-term memory by means of increasing time intervals between subsequent review of the previously learned material. Spaced repetition exploits the psychological spacing effect. This technique is combined with active recall by spaced repetition software such as SuperMemo, Anki or Mnemosyne.
- Active recall, a learning method that exploits the testing effect − the fact that memorization is more efficient when some time is devoted to actively retrieving the to-be-learned information through testing with proper feedback. Flashcards are a practical application of active recall. Another method for memorization is via the ‘SURF’ process (SURF is an acronym standing for: spotting ‘Sonic patterns’, ‘Understanding’ the text, ‘Repetition/Recall/Rehearsal’, ‘Familiarity’) which uses specific cyclic forms of active recall to, for instance, memorize poems for public performance.[2][3]
- A mnemonic, a type of memory aid. Mnemonics are often verbal, such as a very short poem or a special word used to help a person remember something, particularly lists, but they may be visual, kinesthetic or auditory. Mnemonics rely on associations between easy-to-remember constructs which can be related back to the data that is to be remembered. This is based on the principle that the human mind much more easily remembers spatial, personal, surprising, sexual or humorous or otherwise meaningful information than arbitrary sequences.
- A mnemonic link system, a method of remembering lists, based on creating an association between the elements of that list. For example, if one wished to remember the list (dog, envelope, thirteen, yarn, window), one could create a link system, such as a story about a «dog stuck in an envelope, mailed to an unlucky black cat playing with yarn by the window». It is then argued that the story would be easier to remember than the list itself. Alternatively one could use visualisation, seeing in one’s mind’s eye an image that includes two elements in the list that are next to each other. One could imagine a dog inside a giant envelope, then visualise an unlucky black cat (or whatever that reminds the user ‘thirteen’) eating a huge envelope. In order to access a certain element of the list, one needs to «traverse» the system (much in the same vein as a linked list), in order to get the element from the system.
- A peg system, a technique for memorizing lists. It works by pre-memorizing a list of words that are easy to associate with the numbers they represent (1 to 10, 1-100, 1-1000, etc.). Those objects form the «pegs» of the system. Then in the future, to rapidly memorize a list of arbitrary objects, each one is associated with the appropriate peg. Generally, a peglist only has to be memorized one time, and can then be used over and over every time a list of items needs to be memorized. The peglists are generated from words that are easy to associate with the numbers (or letters). Peg lists created from letters of the alphabet or from rhymes are very simple to learn, but are limited in the number of pegs they can produce.
- The Major system, a mnemonic technique used to aid in memorizing numbers which is also called the phonetic number system or phonetic mnemonic system. It works by converting numbers first into consonant sounds, then into words by adding vowels. The words can then be remembered more easily than the numbers, especially when using other mnemonic rules which call for the words to be visual and emotive.
- The Method of loci or mind palace, a technique for memorizing practiced since classical antiquity which is a type of mnemonic link system based on places (loci, otherwise known as locations). It is often used where long lists of items need to be memorized. The technique was taught for many centuries as a part of the curriculum in schools, enabling an orator to easily remember a speech or students to easily remember many things at will.
- The Art of memory, a group of mnemonic principles and techniques used to organize memory impressions, improve recall, and assist in the combination and ‘invention’ of ideas. This group of principles was usually associated with training in Rhetoric or Logic from the time of Ancient Greece, but variants of the art were employed in other contexts, particularly the religious and the magical. Techniques commonly employed in the art include the association of emotionally striking memory images within visualized locations, the chaining or association of groups of images, the association of images with schematic graphics or notae («signs, markings, figures» in Latin), and the association of text with images. Any or all of these techniques were often used in combination with the contemplation or study of architecture, books, sculpture and painting, which were seen by practitioners of the art of memory as externalizations of internal memory images and/or organization.
- It has been shown that sleep aids memory; this applies to naps as well.
- Dramatizing the information that needs to be memorized will help you remember it more. If said in an exaggerated and dramatic manner it will most likely not be forgotten,
- The «desirable difficulty» is a principle based on a theory which suggests that people remember things better when their brains have to overcome minor obstacles to catch the information. For example, the font Sans forgetica is based on this principle, according to a small study.[4][5]
ImprovingEdit
Although maintenance rehearsal (a method of learning through repetition, similar to rote learning) can be useful for memorizing information for a short period of time, studies have shown that elaborative rehearsal, which is a means of relating new material with old information in order to obtain a deeper understanding of the content, is a more efficient means of improving memory.[6] This can be explained by the levels-of-processing model of memory which states that the more in-depth encoding a person undergoes while learning new material by associating it with memories already known to the person, the more likely they are to remember the information later.[7]
Another useful way to improve memorization is to use chunking, a method in which a person categorizes the information they are trying to memorize into groups. For example, a person wishing to memorize a long sequence of numbers can break the sequence up into chunks of three, allowing them to remember more of the numbers. Similarly, this is how many in North America memorize telephone numbers, by breaking them up into the three sections: an area code, followed by a three-digit number and then a four-digit number. If a list of words is to be memorized, using chunking, the words could be broken up into groups based on their starting letter or based on their category (ex: Months of the year, types of food, etc.).[8]
See alsoEdit
- Memory
- Method of loci
- Art of memory
- Cramming (memorization)
- Vedic chant
- Oral tradition
- Memory sport
- Hafiz (Quran)
- Spaced Repetition
- Eidetic memory
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Scharfe, Hartmut: «Education in Ancient India», 2002, BRILL; ISBN 90-04-12556-6, ISBN 978-90-04-12556-8, at Ch. 13: «Memorising the Veda», page 240
- ^ «Special Issue on Poetry, Memory and Performance» (PDF). nawe.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Writing in Education [National Association of Writers in Education], issue 63, summer 2014, p.49. ISSN 1361-8539.
- ^ «Sans Forgetica». Sansforgetica.rmit. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Zetlin, Minda (8 October 2018). «Researchers Invent a New Font That Is Scientifically Proven to Help You Retain What You Read». Inc. Mansueto Ventures. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Jahnke, J. C., & Nowaczyk, R. H. (1998). Cognition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- ^ Craik, F. I. M. & Lockhart, R. S. (1972). «Levels of processing: A framework for memory research». Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, Vol. 11, No. 6, December 1972, Pages 671–684.
- ^ Bernstein, Douglas (2010). Essentials of Psychology (5th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Всем привет. Давайте разберем три слова, которые часто путают между собой. Это слова remember, remind и recall. Все они означают «помнить, вспоминать, припоминать», но лишь немного отличаются по значению. Давайте посмотрим, какое слово в каком контексте корректнее использовать.
Содержание статьи:
- Remember
- Remind
- Recall and recollect
- Как их различать
- Задание для самопроверки
Remember
Встречается чаще других, поэтому его следует выучить первым. Плюс это слово самое универсальное. И если вы в разговоре не можете подобрать правильное слово «помнить», то в большинстве ситуаций remember подойдет.
Этот глагол похож на recall и remind тем, что у него тоже есть приставка re, но отличается тем, что без приставки глагол не используется, а слово member употребляется в значении «участник, член».
Оксфордских словарь дает такие значения:
Have in or be able to bring to one’s mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past).
Держать в памяти или иметь возможность донести до сознания кого-то или что-то из прошлого.Do something that one has undertaken to do or that is necessary or advisable.
Делать что-то, о чем было обязательство, или это важно или желательно.
Вы можете использовать слово remember в таких ситуациях:
- Когда хотите сказать, что держите в памяти какое-то событие из прошлого (To remember it / To remember doing / To remember when).
- Когда хотите сказать, что помните или не помните какого-то человека (To remember him/her).
- Чтобы уточнить, помнит ли другой человек о своих обязательствах (To remember to do something).
Пока запомните случаи употребления этого конкретного глагола. Сейчас мы отдельно разберем оставшиеся два, а уже в конце сравним сходства и различия между ними.
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Remind
Разницу между этим и предыдущим глаголом запомнить несложно. Предыдущий переводился как «помнить», а remind чаще переводится как «напоминать». Причем не обязательно напоминать кому-то. Точно также предмет или событие может напомнить вам о чем-то другом.
Mind с английского переводится как «разум, память». С приставкой re получится что-то вроде «перезапустить память, обновить память». Обратимся за дефиницией к оксфордскому словарю.
Cause (someone) to remember someone or something.
Подталкивать кого-то вспомнить кого-то или что-то.Cause (someone) to fulfil an obligation or to take note of something.
Заставить кого-то выполнить обязательство или принять что-то к сведению.
Используем это слово в таких ситуациях:
- Когда кто-то кого-то внешне напоминает (To remind of someone).
- Чтобы напомнить кому-то о каком-то событии (To remind someone how he/she did something).
- Чтобы напомнить кому-то сделать что-то (To remind someone to do something).
С этим словом нет ничего сложного. Оно на русский переводится дословно. Хотите использовать слово «напоминать» — просто используйте английское remind.
Recall and recollect
Слово recall могло бы переводиться как «перезванивать», ведь call – это «звонить». Но все не так просто. Этот глагол означает «вспоминать», «припоминать», а «перезванивать» — это call back. Оксфордский словарь дает следующее определение слову recall:
Bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one’s mind.
Возвращать факт, случай или ситуацию обратно в память.
Есть еще другое значение — возвращать кого-то на место (например, срочно вызывать обратно в страну из-за границы). Эта дефиниция используются реже. Just up to the point. Если не брать во внимание это значение, то recall используется:
- Когда мы хотим сказать, что кто-то что-то припоминает (To recall something).
- Когда что-то что-то напоминает (To recall something).
Recollect – аналогичный по смыслу синоним. Разница только в том, что recall используется в разговорной речи, а recollect относится к формальной лексике.
Как их различать
Между этими словами есть существенная разница. В прошлый раз мы разбирали, в чем разница между offer, suggest и propose – там разобраться было сложнее. Здесь же все просто
Remember — когда вы что-то просто помните. Постоянно удерживаете в памяти, keeping in your mind.
Recall — припоминать или напоминать. Когда вы уже было начали забывать, а тут вам напомнили. Либо что-то напомнило. Например, вы посмотрели рекламу утюга и вспомнили, что не выключили свой дома.
Recollect — то же, что и recall, только более формальный вариант.
Remind — напоминать. Только если в случае с recall что-то напоминает о чем-то, то тут уже один человек напоминает другому о каких-то событиях или обязательствах.
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Мы читаем все комментарии под каждой статьей. Поэтому вы можете оставить свои ответы в комментах, а мы просмотрим и проверим.
- This song (recalling/remembering) me about you.
- Annie (reminded/remembered) me about my project.
- Do you (remember/remind) the name of first president of the USA?
- (Recollect/Remember) about my son.
- We need some time to (recollect/recall) the terms and conditions.
- This picture (recalls/reminds) me Renaissanse.
- Barman (reminded/recalled) us that smoking was not permitted.
- Your wife will (recollect/remind) you daily for the next six years.
- She hates birthdays, because they (recall/remember) her about how old she is.
- Sorry, I don’t (remember/remind) who are you.
Ждем ваши ответы в комментариях. Не забывайте об английском!
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