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to remember

to remember

431 1.0
To show respect for someone, often by giving a gift
  • verb
  • /rɪˈmɛmbər/
translation icon : conmemorar
  • And they can forever remember Dad gave his life for us.
  • want to be remembered
  • coaches were remembered
  • remembered as favorites

And yet they're often remembered as quite honourable.

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Examples

  • But this is also an occasion for us to remember other young people your age.

  • I'd like to be remembered as someone who tried and tried very hard.

  • How would you like people to remember you after you are gone?

    Academic text (2013)

  • A local hero and good friend of the show is being remembered today.

    A Man Called Otto (2022)

  • Everyone who worked with him will remember him for his courage, and his loyalty.

    Stormbreaker (2006)

  • He'd want us to remember him by carrying on his legacy.

    John, 316 (2021)

  • Let us take a moment and remember Agents Pike, Dunbar, and Kelly.

    Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)

  • We will remember.

    The Return (2024)

  • Earlier this year, on Jan. 28, we remembered the explosion 25 years ago of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Today, we gather to remember the brave soldiers who fought for our freedom.

Synonyms

to commemorate
vsto remember
66 5.8

To remember someone or something with a ceremony

includes private appreciation like giving gifts, not only public ceremonies
to pay homage
vsto remember
  • Formal
22 5.8

Show deep respect to someone or something, often in public

expresses broader appreciation, including gifts and simple ceremonies rather than deep formal respect
to memorialize
vsto remember
  • Formal
15 7.2

To honor and remember someone in a lasting, formal way

can be less permanent and may use gifts or short ceremonies instead

Antonyms

to neglect
256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Phrasal Verbs

to remember oneself
6.8

To calm down and behave politely again after briefly losing control

How Respectful

to memorialize
  • Formal
15 7.2
to honor
  • US
796 2.3
to remember
431 1.0
to mark
190 3.3

Surface Forms

remember infinitive
remembered past
remembered past participle
remembering present participle
remembers third person singular

Etymology

The word remember comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and memor meaning 'mindful', the same root as memory. So to remember someone with a gift or in a will is to keep them 'in your mind' and show that you honor or care for them.