17 agosto 2009

remember

1 : to bring to mind or think of again
2 archaic a : bethink 1b b : remind
3 a : to keep in mind for attention or consideration b : reward
4 : to retain in the memory
5 : to convey greetings from
6 : record, commemorateintransitive verb 1 : to exercise or have the power of memory
2 : to have a recollection or remembrance

— re·mem·ber·abil·i·ty \-ˌmem-b(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— re·mem·ber·able \-ˈmem-b(ə-)rə-bəl\ adjective

— re·mem·ber·er \-bər-ər\ noun
synonyms remember, recollect, recall, remind, reminisce mean to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind. remember implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled (remembers that day as though it were yesterday). recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered (as near as I can recollect). recall suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech (can't recall the words of the song). remind suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity (that reminds me of a story). reminisce implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone (old college friends like to reminisce).

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