Good morning! The weekend is almost upon us. The word of the day is:
- Remember -
pronounced [ri-mem-ber]
pronounced [ri-mem-ber]
verb (used with object)
1. to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
2. to retain in the memory; keep in mind; remain aware of: Remember your appointment with the dentist.
3. to have (something) come into the mind again: I just remembered that it's your birthday today.
4. to bear (a person) in mind as deserving a gift, reward, or fee: The company always remembers us at Christmas.
5. to give a tip, donation, or gift to: to remember the needy.
6. to mention (a person) to another as sending kindly greetings: Remember me to your family.
7. (of an appliance, computer, etc.) to perform (a programmed activity) at a later time or according to a preset schedule: The coffeepot remembers to start the coffee at 7 a.m. every day.
8. Archaic . to remind.
verb (used without object)
10. to have recollection (sometimes followed by of ): The old man remembers of his youth.
Origin
September 11 is this Sunday and we remember those you lost their lives on that now historical day.9. to possess or exercise the faculty of memory.
10. to have recollection (sometimes followed by of ): The old man remembers of his youth.
Origin
c.1300, from O.Fr. remembrer (11c.), from L. rememorari "recall to mind, remember," from re- "again" + memorari "be mindful of," from memor "mindful" (see memory). Replaced native gemunan. The noun remembrance in the sense of "keepsake, souvenir" is recorded from 1425. Remembrance
Day, the Sunday nearest Nov. 11 (originally in memory of the dead of World War I) is attested from 1921.
Synonyms
recall, recollect
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Synonyms
recall, recollect
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