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I remember the song we learned last week.
What does Remember mean?
Remember means keep something in your mind or bring it back to your mind.
Dictionary definition
Remember means keep information in your memory, bring a person, event, or fact back to mind, do something you intended not to forget, keep an important fact in mind, or honor and think about someone or something from the past.
Example sentences
Remember in a sentence
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Remember to return the library book tomorrow.
medium
I remember locking the door before we left.
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Remember that one example is not enough evidence.
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Each November, the community gathers to remember people who served during wartime.
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Practice 1
Which sentence means that the action was not forgotten?
Remembered to pack means the speaker carried out the intended action.
Practice 2
Which sentence looks back on a completed action?
Remember plus an -ing form usually refers to a memory of an action that already happened.
Practice 3
What is the difference between remember and remind?
A reminder helps a person remember, but the remembering happens in that person's mind.
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Remember
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rih · mem · ber · strongest beat: mem
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WordRemember.
Partverb.
MeaningRemember means keep something in your mind or bring it back to your mind.
ExampleExample: I remember the song we learned last week.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- rih · mem · ber
- Strongest beat
- mem
- Ending
- ber
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on mem.
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Synonyms
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Antonyms
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forgetA direct opposite when remember means retain, recall, or carry out something intended; it is not the opposite of every commemorative use.
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Word family
Remember word family
Base word
remember
verb
remembers
Present-tense form used with he, she, or it.
verb
remembered
Past-tense and past-participle form of remember.
verb
remembering
The -ing form of remember.
noun
remembrance
The act of remembering, or a memory or ceremony connected with the past.
adjective
memorable
Worth remembering or easy to remember.
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Hint for students
Remember to do something means do not forget a future or intended action. Remember doing something means have a memory of an action that already happened.
Common mix-up
Remember and remind are not interchangeable. You remember information yourself; a note, person, sound, or event can remind you of it.
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Students sort sentence cards into four senses: keep information, recall the past, carry out an intended action, and honor the past. They then rewrite one card using remind and explain the grammar change.
Teacher prompt
Compare 'I remembered to call' with 'I remember calling.' Which action happened, and when does the memory happen?
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