remember
/ɹɪˈmembə/rih-MEM-bur
/ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/rih-MEM-bur
Meaningto remember
Common meaning: to keep in mind
- reback, againSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 441 · scan
- membermindful; to rememberLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1130 · scan
‘back, again’ + ‘mindful’ → remember
Journey through time
- re — Latin re- “back, again” (path traced)
- member — Latin memor; meminī “mindful; to remember” (path traced)
Parts join in Latin as rememorari.
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin rememorari, which Skeat (Concise Dictionary, 1911) analyses as re- ‘back, again’ + memorare ‘mindful; to remember’.
Roots
- memor; meminī Latin “mindful; to remember”
- rememorari Latin “to remember”
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