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verb

Remember v. t. (past & past part. remembered; pres. part. remembering)

1.

To have (a notion or idea) come into the mind again, as previously perceived, known, or felt; to have a renewed apprehension of; to bring to mind again; to think of again; to recollect; as, I remember the fact; he remembers the events of his childhood; I cannot remember dates. "We are said to remember anything, when the idea of it arises in the mind with the consciousness that we have had this idea before."

2.

To be capable of recalling when required; to keep in mind; to be continually aware or thoughtful of; to preserve fresh in the memory; to attend to; to think of with gratitude, affection, respect, or any other emotion. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." "That they may have their wages duly paid 'em, And something over to remember me by." "Remember what I warn thee; shun to taste."

3.

To put in mind; to remind; also used reflexively and impersonally. (Obs.) "Remembering them the trith of what they themselves known." "My friends remembered me of home." "Remember you of passed heaviness." "And well thou wost (knowest) if it remember thee."

4.

To mention. (Obs.) "As in many cases hereafter to be remembered."

5.

To recall to the mind of another, as in the friendly messages, remember me to him, he wishes to be remembered to you, etc.

Remember v. i. To execise or have the power of memory; as, some remember better than others.

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"Remember" Quotes from Famous Books

... bed-side, and Jenny did the same by the side of her. The parcel was between them, her ankles were within a few inches of my nose; I gently lifted the valance, and saw up the calf of her legs, her petticoats cut as they were in those days, being drawn up by sitting down. I remember almost every word, every action which took place on that memorable afternoon, and ...

— My Secret Life, Volumes I. to III. - 1888 Edition • Anonymous

... unfortunately you are so far away that you can't be the first to congratulate me. Try and not be the last, however. I am going to be married—as soon as possible. You know the young lady, so you can appreciate the situation. Do you remember little Blanche Evers, whom we used to see three years ago at Baden-Baden? Of course you remember her, for I know you used often to talk with her. You will be rather surprised, perhaps, at my having selected her ...

— Confidence • Henry James

... find the executive power high at an early age, whether in painting or sculpture, we have an assurance of future excellence, which nothing but indolence can prevent. And, to give that early facility correctness of execution, remember and pursue ...

— The Life, Studies, And Works Of Benjamin West, Esq. • John Galt

... not attempt to describe the amazing series of tricks which he performed. His hands and fingers seemed to move like lightning. Among other things, I remember he took up a cover from a table near-by. He held it up before us. Instantly it seemed that a flock of pigeons flew out of it around the room. How he did it I don't know. They were real pigeons, however, and the trick brought down ...

— The Romance of Elaine • Arthur B. Reeve

... Corrigidore. He was a tall fair Person, and very fat, and at the time I saw him wore a long black Patch over his left Eye; but on what Occasion I could not learn. The afterwards famous Alberoni (since made a Cardinal) was in his Attendance; as indeed the Duke was very rarely without him. I remember that very Day three Weeks, they return'd through the same Place; the Duke in his Herse, and Alberoni in a Coach, paying his last Duties. That Duke was a prodigious Lover of Fish, of which having eat over heartily at Veneros, in the Province of Valencia, he took a Surfeit, ...

— Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton • Daniel Defoe

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