What does “remember” mean?
- 1
verbto keep or bring back information or an experience in your mind
I remember my first day at school.
- 2
verbto not forget to do something
Remember to lock the door.
Remember at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /rɪˈmɛmbɚ/ · rih-MEM-bur
How to use “remember” correctly
“Remember to do” is about a future task (“Remember to call Mom”); “remember doing” is about a past memory (“I remember calling her”).
Common phrases with “remember”
- remember to do sth
- remember doing sth
- as far as I remember
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- recall
- recollect
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Word family
- memory
- remembrance
- memorable
“remember” is on these word lists
Learn these words next
- agree verbA1to have the same opinion as someone
- believe verbA1to think that something is true
- choose verbA1to decide which one you want from a group of things or people
- forget verbA1to not remember something
- know verbA1to have information about something in your mind
- see verbA1to notice people and things with your eyes
- think verbA1to have an opinion or believe something
- understand verbA1to know the meaning of something