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remember

verb (remember, remembers, remembered, remembering)

«remember» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. To remember is to keep something in your mind and bring it back later: I remember my first day at school. tree →
  2. To remember to do something is to not forget to do it: Remember to bring your hat. tree →
  3. To remember someone can mean to think of them with respect, like those who died. tree →

In the lessons

the student storing a rule that links a word to an operation («I will remember: «left» — subtract»); in class «Remember: «in all» means put the groups together»; in everyday life remembering names, birthdays, your address; in safety remember your phone number and address

Examples

  • Student: I am listening. I will remember: «left» - subtract. tree →
  • Remember: «in all» means put the groups together. tree →
  • Remember to read the whole problem first. tree →
  • Do you remember my name? tree →
  • Remember to brush your teeth. tree →
  • I remember the day we got our puppy. tree →
  • Learn your address and remember it. tree →
  • We remember the soldiers on Remembrance Day. tree →
  • You remember about her pet wolf. tree →

Note

Carries no operation clue; it marks a rule to keep, not a quantity. «remember to do» (not forget a task) is different from «remember doing» (have a memory of it). Noun «memory». Opposite: forget.

In Jewish tradition

"Remember the sabbath day" is the fourth of the Ten Commandments. Tradition reads remembering as acting on what is remembered, and the Sabbath is marked by the Kiddush blessing. In the primary lessons: the student storing a rule that links a word to an operation («I will remember: «left» — subtract»); in class «Remember: «in all» means put the groups together»; in everyday life remembering names, birthdays, your address; in safety remember your phone number and address

Examples

  • Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. (Torah EXO.20.8, JPS 1917) tree →
  • Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him. (Torah GEN.40.23, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. (Torah GEN.30.22, JPS 1917) tree →
  • Remember me, O my God, for good. (Writings NEH.13.31, JPS 1917) tree →
  • LORD, remember unto David all his affliction; (Writings PSA.132.1, JPS 1917) tree →
  • Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? (Writings JOB.4.7, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Carries no operation clue; it marks a rule to keep, not a quantity. «remember to do» (not forget a task) is different from «remember doing» (have a memory of it). Noun «memory». Opposite: forget.

On Mova

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