remember
v.v. to keep a piece of information in your mind or bring it back to your memory when you need it. You use this when you do not forget something.
v. to retrieve information from memory or to retain a mental image of a past event. Often used to indicate the successful recall of a specific fact or duty.
I always remember to lock the door.
Please remember to bring your passport to the airport tomorrow morning.
Even decades later, she could vividly remember the scent of the pine forest where her family spent their summer holidays.
From Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorari (“to remember again”), from re- + memor (“mindful”), from Proto-Indo-European mer-, (s)mer- (“to think about, be mindful, remember”). Cognate with Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”), Old English māmorian (“to deliberate, plan out, design”). More at mammer. etymology note The success of the Old French word was helped by its proximity in sound and meaning to an existing Germanic word: Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”) from Proto-Germanic mimrōną, mīmrōną (“to remember, be mindful”), from the same Indo-European source, and is akin to Saterland Frisian miemerje (“to ponder, reflect”), Middle Low German mimeren (“to ponder, meditate”), Middle Dutch mimeren (“to reflect, think to oneself”) (Dutch mijmeren (“to muse, reflect deeply”)), Old English ġemimor (“mindful”), Old Norse Mímir, Mim (“Norse god of memory”), Old English māmrian (“to think out, design”). Related to mourn. Displaced native Middle English ȝemuneȝen (“to remember”), from Old English ġemynegian (“to remember, remind”); Middle English minnen (“to remember, have in mind”), from Old Norse minna (“to remind”); Middle English munden, ȝemunden (“to bear in mind, remember”), from Old English ġemynd (“memory, remembrance”); Middle English ithenchen, ȝethenchen (“to think on, remember”), from Old English ġeþencan; Middle English manien (“to remind, mention, remember”), from Old English manian (“to admonish, remind, mention”).
From re- + member.
The verb is transitive when followed by a noun or a 'that' clause, but can also take an infinitive to indicate a task to be performed.
I remember to see that movie last yearI remember seeing that movie last yearUse the -ing form to talk about a past memory; use the infinitive to talk about a duty or action you must not forget.