remember

To bring something you knew or experienced back into your mind.

• I remember your name.
• She remembered meeting him last year.
• Do you remember what he said?

How to use it: remember doing something (I remember meeting her at school.); remember that … (I remember that the shop closes early.); remember where/when/what … (Do you remember where we parked?)

Similar words: recall, recollect

Opposites: forget

Common phrases: remember someone, remember something, remember doing something, remember the past

To do something you need to do because you keep it in your mind.

• Remember to bring your keys.
• She remembered to call her mother.
• Did you remember to lock the door?

How to use it: remember to do something (Remember to turn off the oven.)

Opposites: forget

Common phrases: remember to call, remember to bring, remember to ask

To stay aware of a fact or piece of advice when thinking or acting.

• Remember that she is only six.
• We must remember the needs of older people.
• He remembered my advice and stayed calm.

How to use it: remember that … (Remember that everyone learns at a different speed.)

Similar words: bear in mind, keep in mind

Opposites: forget

Common phrases: remember the rules, remember that, remember something important

To learn information so that you can bring it back into your mind later.

• Repeat the number to remember it.
• Pictures help children remember new words.
• I used a song to remember the dates.

How to use it: remember how to do something (Try to remember how to spell your address.)

Similar words: memorize, learn by heart

Common phrases: remember a number, remember new words, remember the spelling