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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
remember/forget
1 remembering 2 forgetting 3 using your memory to learn see also THINK
1 remembering - to have sth in your mind from the past: remember (sth) 'Where did you park the car?' 'I can't remember!' ◎ I just don't remember where I put the key. ◎ I remember seeing her at Jo's house. - to bring a past event back into your mind: remember (sth), think* of sth, recall (sth) I'm trying to remember where I put my umbrella. ◎ I can't think of his name. ◎ I don't recall giving her any money. - your ability to remember things: memory to have a good/bad memory for faces ◎ To the best of my memory (= as far as I can remember) , he was wearing a red jacket. - to cause sb to remember sb/sth: remind sb of sb/sth, bring* sth back, jog sb's memory You remind me of my father. ◎ The photograph brought back memories of my childhood. ◎ Something he said jogged my memory. - if sth reminds you of sth, it looks, sounds, etc familiar, it rings* a bell Her name rings a bell - perhaps we met at a party last year? - an event or other thing that you remember: memory memories of childhood ◎ I have vivid memories of being pulled out of the water. - if sth is easy to remember because of being special, it is memorable, unforgettable a memorable visit ◎ an unforgettable experience - to remember sth when you have to decide about sth: bear*/keep* sth in mind I hope you will keep me in mind when you decide about the job. ※ remembering to do sth - to remember sth so that you do what you were planning to do or were asked to do: remember (to do sth) I must remember to water the plants. - to say sth to help a person remember to do sth: remind sb (of/about sth), remind sb to do sth I'm glad you reminded me about the meeting - I'd forgotten all about it! ◎ Remind me to phone Mary. - something that makes you remember sth: reminder We'll send you a reminder (= a card/letter) when your next dental appointment is due.
2 forgetting - to lose the memory of sth: forget* (sth) You never forget how to swim. ◎ I'd quite forgotten that the time of the meeting had been changed. - not to remember to do sth: forget* (to do sth) 'Did you remember to post my letter?' 'Oh dear, I completely forgot. I'll do it now.' - if you forget sth, it goes* out of your mind I'm sorry, your name has just gone out of my mind. - if you cannot remember anything, your mind is a blank I remember falling down but after that my mind's a blank. - if your memory of sth is not clear, it is dim (adverb dimly) I dimly recall meeting him many years ago. - if you only remember things that happened recently, you have a short memory - if you often forget things, you are forgetful; noun (U): forgetfulness How could I be so forgetful! - if you forget things because you are thinking of sth else, you are absent-minded (adverb absent-mindedly) - to decide to stop thinking about sth: forget* sth, put* sth out of your mind/head Let's forget about our past disagreements and try to work together. ◎ You must try to put that incident out of your head and get on with your life.
3 using your memory to learn - to learn sth so that you can remember it exactly: memorize sth She memorized a lot of dates for her history exam. - by remembering exactly: by heart He knew many of Hardy's poems by heart. - if you are able to do sth without looking at anything that is written, you do it from memory The pianist could play the piece from memory. ※ more on learning LEARN ※ MORE ... - a feeling of longing and sadness about the past: nostalgia (noun U); adjective: nostalgic nostalgia for the 'good old days' ◎ a nostalgic trip to the town of my birth - to think about sth in your past life: look back (on sth) She looks back on that period in her life with pride. - to make sb remember an earlier period in their life: take* sb back (to sth) Seeing his friend took him back to the Vienna of his youth. - if you tell sb sth but they quickly forget what you say, it (informal) goes* in one ear and out the other There's no point in telling him - it just goes in one ear and out the other. - if you cannot quite remember sth but think that you will remember it soon, it is on the tip of your tongue The name is on the tip of my tongue - I'll remember it in a moment. - to keep a special event in people's memories: commemorate sth; made for this purpose: commemorative This statue commemorates the founder of the city. ◎ a commemorative stamp - a building or statue to make people remember a person or event: memorial, monument a war memorial ◎ a monument to Winston Churchill - an object that you keep to remind you of a person or special event: memento (plural mementoes) They gave him a carving as a memento of his visit. - an object that you keep to remind you of a place or event: souvenir a souvenir of Tahiti
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