Meaning & use

remember

verb·Everyday

To bring a fact, experience, or person back to mind, or to keep something in memory.

See it in a sentence

I still remember the address of the house I grew up in.

Please remember to lock the door before you leave tonight.

A note on using this word

'Remember to' takes an infinitive for future actions; 'remember doing' refers to a completed past event.

Words with a similar meaning

recallrecollectretain

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Words with an opposite meaning

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