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remembered

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re⋅mem⋅ber

  [ri-mem-ber]
Use remembered in a Sentence
–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)
9. to possess or exercise the faculty of memory.
10. to have recollection (sometimes fol. by of): The old man remembers of his youth.
Origin:
1300–50; ME remembren < OF remembrer < LL rememorārī, equiv. to re- re- + L memor mindful (see memory ) + -ārī inf. suffix

Related forms:
re⋅mem⋅ber⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅mem⋅ber⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. Remember, recall, recollect refer to bringing back before the conscious mind things which exist in the memory. Remember implies that a thing exists in the memory, though not actually present in the thoughts at the moment: to remember the days of one's childhood. Recall implies a voluntary effort, though not a great one: to recall the words of a song. Recollect implies an earnest voluntary effort to remember some definite, desired fact or thing: I cannot recollect the exact circumstances.

Antonyms:
1, 2. forget.
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re·mem·ber   (rĭ-měm'bər)   
v.   re·mem·bered, re·mem·ber·ing, re·mem·bers

v.   tr.

    1. To recall to the mind with effort; think of again: I finally remembered the address.

    2. To recall or become aware of suddenly or spontaneously: Then I remembered that today is your birthday.

  2. To retain in the memory: Remember your appointment.

  3. To keep (someone) in mind as worthy of consideration or recognition.

  4. To reward with a gift or tip.

  5. To give greetings from: Remember me to your family.

  6. Engineering To return to (an original shape or form) after being deformed or altered.

  7. Electronics To carry out (a programmed or preset activity).

  8. Archaic To remind.

v.   intr.
To have or use the power of memory.

[Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer, from Latin rememorārī, to remember again : re-, re- + memor, mindful; see (s)mer-1 in Indo-European roots.]
re·mem'ber·a·bil'i·ty n., re·mem'ber·a·ble adj., re·mem'ber·er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to bring an image or a thought back to the mind: can't remember his name; recalling her kindness; recollected the events leading to the accident.
Antonym: forget
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

remember 
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

remember re·mem·ber (rĭ-měm'bər)
v. re·mem·bered, re·mem·ber·ing, re·mem·bers

  1. To recall to the mind; think of again.

  2. To retain in the memory.

  3. To return to an original shape or form after being deformed or altered.

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