Spanish Conversation · Level 24
88 words
Spanish word
rememorar
Pronunciation
IPA/rememoˈɾaɾ/
Meaning
- verbremember
Example
No puedo rememorar su nombre.
I can't remember his name.
More examples
Cuando escucho esa canción, puedo rememorar momentos felices.
When I hear that song, I can remember happy moments.
Core concept
Bringing a past scene back into mind.
Common phrases
rememorar momentos felices
remember happy moments
rememorar detalles
remember details
Similar words
recordar: Brings a forgotten name, fact, or detail back into conscious memory.
acordarse: Experiences a recollection of an event or person arising in the mind.
Definition in Spanish
Traer a la memoria hechos o situaciones pasadas para recordarlos o comentarlos.
Word origin
From Latin rememorāre, from re- 'again' + memorāre 'to cause to remember', originally meaning to call a memory back.
Usage tips
- More formal or literary than recordar, rememorar often appears in speeches, memorials, or written reminiscence, so in casual conversation recordar or acordarse de is more natural.
Other meanings
- reminisceverb
- call to mindverb
Opposites
- olvidarforgetverb
Related words
- rememoraciónreminiscencenoun