re‧mem‧ber S1 W1 / rɪmembə $ -ər / 动词

1 the past [不及物和及物动词] to have a picture or idea in your mind of people, events, places etc from the past → forget :

Do you remember Rosa Davies?

I can’t remember her exact words.

remember (that)

I remember you two couldn’t stand each other at first!

remember (somebody) doing something

I remember meeting her at a party once.

I remember my father bringing home a huge Christmas tree.

I remember it well ; I’d never seen my mother so angry.

She clearly remembers the excitement as they boarded the train.

I vaguely remember reading something about it in the paper.

They had three children, if I remember rightly .

They’ve lived here for as long as I can remember .

No one got drunk as far as I can remember .

2 information/facts [不及物和及物动词] to bring information or facts that you know into your mind → forget :

You left your keys on the table, remember?

I can’t remember her phone number.

remember (that)

I suddenly remembered that I’d left the stove on.

remember what/how/why etc

I called the office, but I don’t remember who I spoke to.

3 to do/get something [不及物和及物动词] to not forget something that you must do, get, or bring :

I hope he remembers the wine.

remember to do something

Remember to take your P.E. clothes to school.

4 keep something in mind [及物动词] to keep a particular fact about a situation in your mind :

Remember, processed food is usually full of salt and sugar.

remember that

Remember that not everyone has as much money as you.

it should/must be remembered (that)

It should be remembered that a lot of work went into this event.

5 honour the dead [及物动词] to think with respect about someone who has died, often in a ceremony :

On this day we remember the dead of two world wars.

6 be remembered for/as something to be famous for something important that you did in the past :

He is best remembered for his travel books.

Johnson wanted to be remembered as ‘the education president.’

7 give somebody a present [及物动词] to give someone a present on a particular occasion :

Lilian always remembers me at Christmas.

remember somebody in your will (= arrange for someone to have something of yours after you die )

8 remember me to somebody spoken used to ask someone to give a greeting from you to someone else

Grammar

If you remember doing something , you have a picture in your mind of the time when you did it :

I remember playing there when I was little.

If you remember to do something , you do not forget to do what you had intended :

We must remember to close that window.

COLLOCATIONS

副词

remember well (= thoroughly and completely ) I remember so well my first day there.

remember clearly/vividly/distinctly (= well, with a lot of detail ) I remember clearly how I used to feel as a child in church on Sundays.

remember vaguely/dimly (= not well ) He could vaguely remember his mother’s face.

remember fondly (= in a way that shows you liked someone or something a lot ) The restaurant is fondly remembered by many.

remember rightly/correctly You were still at school, if I remember rightly.

hardly/barely remember (= almost not at all ) I can hardly remember him.

THESAURUS

remember to form an idea in your mind of people, events, places etc from the past : I remember Janine – she lived in that house on the corner. | I can’t remember how the film ends. | He remembered meeting her at a party once.

recall to remember a particular fact, event, or situation, especially in order to tell someone about it : Can you recall where your husband was that night? | She recalled that he had seemed a strange, lonely man.

recollect formal to remember an event or situation : Harry smiled as he recollected the scene. | She tried to recollect what had happened next in her dream.

memorize to learn facts, a piece of writing or music etc, so that you can remember them later : He’s trying to memorize his speech. | Don’t write down your PIN number, memorize it.

think back/look back to think about something that happened in the past : I thought back to when I was his age. | Looking back, I should have been more patient with her. | We need to stop looking back and start thinking about the future.

reminisce / remənɪs, remɪnɪs / to talk about pleasant events, people, experiences etc from the past, because you want to remember them or enjoy talking about them : They were reminiscing about old times. | I used to spend hours listening to my grandfather reminisce.

bear something in mind to remember something important when you are doing something, because it could affect what you do : Bear in mind that this is the first time he’s done this.

something is on the tip of your tongue used to say that you know a word or a name but that you have difficulty remembering it at this exact moment : His name’s on the tip of my tongue. I’ll think of it in a minute.

remind somebody of something to make you think of another person, thing, or time, because they are similar : It reminds me of the time when I first started teaching. | The taste reminded him of school dinners.