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{ "term": "remember", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "remember", "heSheIt": "remembers" }, "pastSimple": "remembered", "pastParticiple": "remembered", "ingForm": "remembering" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to have or keep an image in your memory of an event, a person, a place, etc. from the past", "sensetop": "remember somebody/somethingremember somebody/something as somethingremember somebody/something from somethingremember somebody/something with somethingremember doing somethingremember somebody/something doing somethingremember (that)…", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "This is Carla. Do you remember her?", "contextForm": "remember somebody/something" }, { "text": "I don't remember my first day at school." }, { "text": "I'll **always remember** this holiday." }, { "text": "She doesn't **remember a thing** about it." }, { "text": "She **fondly remembered** her early years in India." }, { "text": "He **still remembered** her as the lively teenager he'd known years before.", "contextForm": "remember somebody/something as something" }, { "text": "I remember her from university .", "contextForm": "remember somebody/something from something" }, { "text": "He will be remembered with affection by all who knew him.", "contextForm": "remember somebody/something with something" }, { "text": "**As far as I can remember**, this is the third time we've met." }, { "text": "I **remember seeing** pictures of him when I was a child.", "contextForm": "remember doing something" }, { "text": "Do you remember switching the lights off before we came out?" }, { "text": "I **remember thinking** what a brilliant idea that was." }, { "text": "I **remember reading** something in the paper about that." }, { "text": "I **remember watching** the film on television." }, { "text": "I can still vividly remember my grandfather teaching me to play cards.", "contextForm": "remember somebody/something doing something" }, { "text": "I **seem to remember** the film being genuinely scary." }, { "text": "I can't remember his taking a single day off work." }, { "text": "I remember (that) we used to go and see them most weekends.", "contextForm": "remember (that)…" }, { "text": "I distinctly remember Jane saying that the show started at eight." }, { "text": "I mostly remember the art nouveau decor of her living room." }, { "text": "I remember Miss Scott very well." }, { "text": "I remembered back to the time I saw her last." }, { "text": "I specifically remember her saying she would be visiting today." }, { "text": "This is an experience that the kids will enjoy and remember forever." }, { "text": "To this day, people can easily remember the show." }, { "text": "I remember going to Blackpool one summer." }, { "text": "I vaguely remember hearing him come in." }, { "text": "There are books you remember from your childhood." }, { "text": "He was a brave journalist and will be remembered with deep fondness." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["clearly", "distinctly", "vividly"], "verb + remember": ["can", "try to", "be important to"], "preposition": ["as", "for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to bring back to your mind a fact, piece of information, etc. that you knew", "sensetop": "remember somethingremember how, what, etc.remember (that)…", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You were going to help me with this. Remember?" }, { "text": "If I **remember correctly**, you were supposed to collect the keys on your way here." }, { "text": "I'm sorry—I can't **remember** your **name**.", "contextForm": "remember something" }, { "text": "I can't **remember a time** when I didn't feel this way." }, { "text": "He couldn't **remember the words** to any of the songs." }, { "text": "Can you remember how much money we spent?", "contextForm": "remember how, what, etc." }, { "text": "He was trying to remember where he had parked his car the night before." }, { "text": "Remember that we're going out tonight.", "contextForm": "remember (that)…" }, { "text": "I don't exactly remember what she said." }, { "text": "She finally remembered what she was going to say." }, { "text": "Julia belatedly remembered what else she was supposed to do." }, { "text": "I can't remember exactly what happened." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["clearly", "distinctly", "vividly"], "verb + remember": ["can", "try to", "be important to"], "preposition": ["as", "for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to keep an important fact in your mind", "sensetop": "remember (that)…it is remembered that…", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Remember (that) you may feel sleepy after taking the pills.", "contextForm": "remember (that)…" }, { "text": "**It is important to remember that** exercise and a balanced diet are the foundation of any successful fitness plan." }, { "text": "**The thing to remember is that** all of this will take time." }, { "text": "You have to remember that he is still recovering from injury." }, { "text": "You need to remember that the court has a very wide discretion in such cases." }, { "text": "**It should be remembered that** the majority of accidents happen in the home.", "contextForm": "it is remembered that…" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["clearly", "distinctly", "vividly"], "verb + remember": ["can", "try to", "be important to"], "preposition": ["as", "for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to not forget to do something; to actually do what you have to do", "sensetop": "remember to do somethingremember something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Remember to call me when you arrive!", "contextForm": "remember to do something" }, { "text": "Remember to keep your doors and windows locked—even if you're in the back garden." }, { "text": "Please remember to include a contact telephone number." }, { "text": "I must remember to check which day they are due to start." }, { "text": "Just remember to take your mosquito repellent." }, { "text": "Did you remember your homework *(= to bring it)*?", "contextForm": "remember something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to think about somebody with respect, especially when saying a prayer", "sensetop": "remember somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "a church service to remember the war dead" } ], "synonyms": "commemorate" }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to give money, a present, etc. to somebody/something", "sensetop": "remember somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "My aunt always remembers my birthday *(= by sending a card or present)*." }, { "text": "His grandfather remembered him *(= left him money)* in his will." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be famous or known for a particular thing that you have done in the past", "examples": [ { "text": "He is best remembered as the man who brought jazz to England." }, { "text": "She is best remembered for her first book, ‘In the Ditch’." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmembə(r)/", "audio": "re/remember/remember__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmembəz/", "audio": "re/remember/remembers__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmembəd/", "audio": "re/remember/remembered__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmembərɪŋ/", "audio": "re/remember/remembering__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmembər/", "audio": "re/remember/remember__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmembərz/", "audio": "re/remember/remembers__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmembərd/", "audio": "re/remember/remembered__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmembərɪŋ/", "audio": "re/remember/remembering__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French remembrer, from late Latin rememorari ‘call to mind’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + Latin memor ‘mindful’." }