Remember Definition

rĭ-mĕmbər

remembered, remembers

verb

remembered, remembers

To have (an event, thing, person, etc.) come to mind again; think of again.

Suddenly remembering an appointment.

Webster's New World

To bring back to mind by an effort; recollect; recall.

To try to remember a name.

Webster's New World

To have (something) arise in one's memory; become aware of (something) suddenly or spontaneously.

Then I remembered that today is your birthday.

American Heritage

To retain in the memory.

Remember your appointment.

American Heritage

To bear in mind; keep in the memory; be careful not to forget.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Remember

From Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer (“to remember"), from Late Latin rememorari (“to remember again"), from re- + memor (“mindful"), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *smer- (“to think about, be mindful, remember"). Cognate with Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate"), Old English māmorian (“to deliberate, plan out, design"). More at mammer.

From Wiktionary
Middle English remembren from Old French remembrer from Latin rememorārī to remember again re- re- memor mindful (s)mer-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition