Origin: 1300–50; Middle English remembren <
Old French remembrer <
Late Latin rememorārī, equivalent to
re- re- +
Latin memor mindful (
see memory) +
-ārī infinitive suffix
Related formsre·mem·ber·a·ble, adjective
re·mem·ber·er, noun
un·re·mem·bered, adjective
un·re·mem·ber·ing, adjective
well-re·mem·bered, adjective
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.