- remember
- [[t]rɪme̱mbə(r)[/t]]
♦remembers, remembering, remembered1) VERB If you remember people or events from the past, you still have an idea of them in your mind and you are able to think about them.
[V n/-ing] You wouldn't remember me. I was in another group...
[V n/-ing] I certainly don't remember talking to you at all...
[V n -ing] I remember her being a dominant figure...
[V that] I remembered that we had drunk the last of the coffee the week before...
[V wh] I can remember where and when I bought each one...
I used to do that when you were a little girl, remember?
2) VERB If you remember that something is the case, you become aware of it again after a time when you did not think about it.[V that] She remembered that she was going to the social club that evening...
[V n] Then I remembered the cheque, which cheered me up.
3) VERB: usu with brd-neg If you cannot remember something, you are not able to bring it back into your mind when you make an effort to do so.[V n/-ing] If you can't remember your number, write it in code in a diary...
[V n/-ing] I couldn't remember ever having felt so safe and secure...
[V n -ing] I don't remember you asking me about that...
[V wh] I can't remember what I said...
Don't tell me you can't remember.
4) VERB If you remember to do something, you do it when you intend to.[V to-inf] I did remember to take the present...
[V to-inf] Please remember to enclose a stamped addressed envelope when writing.
Ant:5) VERB (emphasis) You tell someone to remember that something is the case when you want to emphasize its importance. It may be something that they already know about or a new piece of information.[V that] It is important to remember that each person reacts differently...
[V that] It is worth remembering that children tend to copy their parents in this respect...
[it modal be V-ed that] It should be remembered that this loss of control can never be regained.
6) VERB: usu passive If you say that someone will be remembered for something that they have done, you mean that people will think of this whenever they think about the person.[be V-ed for n/-ing] At his grammar school he is remembered for being bad at games...
[be V-ed as n] He will always be remembered as one of the great Chancellors of the Exchequer.
7) VERB: no cont, usu imper If you ask someone to remember you to a person who you have not seen for a long time, you are asking them to pass your greetings on to that person.[V n to n] `Remember me to Lyle, won't you?' I said...
[V n to n] She asked to be remembered to you.
8) VERB: only to-inf If you make a celebration an occasion to remember, you make it very enjoyable for all the people involved.We'll give everyone a night to remember...
I'll make it a birthday to remember.
English dictionary. 2008.
