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Narrator: Today's word is "Remember" — verb, pronounced /rɪˈmembə/, with the stress on "mem".
Narrator: To remember is to have or bring an image or idea of the past into your mind, or to keep something in your memory.
Narrator: In plain English, you remember your first day at school, or remember to buy milk.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin rememorari, from re- and memor, meaning mindful.
Narrator: "To remember to do something" describes not forgetting a task or obligation.
Narrator: It differs from recall because remember is more general, whereas recall is more deliberate retrieval.
Narrator: "Remember me to" is a sense meaning to pass on greetings to someone.
Narrator: Psychology, education, everyday speech and literature all rely on the word remember.
Narrator: So remember: to remember is to hold in mind, from the Latin for mindful.
Speaker A: Is remember the same as recall?
Speaker B: Close! REMEMBER comes from the Latin rememorari, from memor, mindful, so it's having something in mind, while recall is more deliberate.
Speaker A: So you remember to buy milk?
Speaker B: Yes — and remember a face too!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "I remember her"; "remember to call"; "remember me to him" — people, tasks and greetings.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't say remind to instead of remember to, because you remember to do something yourself.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Recall' the deliberate cousin, 'recollect' the formal twin, 'reminisce' the nostalgic alternative. The word keeps its mindful charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "remember" in AI prompts — useful for study apps and memory tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame study?
Speaker B: Right. For a study app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide on techniques to remember new vocabulary, naming two methods.
Speaker A: How about a reminders tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to schedule:
Prompt: Draft a daily checklist to help users remember their medication, naming two reminder times.
Speaker A: Could it help with a memorial bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame tribute:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences why it matters to remember historical events, naming one example.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a productivity chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short tip on how to remember names at networking events, naming one technique.
Remember — meaning in Arabic & definition More R courses GL Dictionary