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to remember
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to recall
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to retain
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to remind
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to relive
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to reminisce
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to memorize
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to think back
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to look back
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to recollect
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to hark back
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to forget
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to focus
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to concentrate
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to hone in on
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to attend
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to heed
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to zero in on
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to note
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to watch
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to distract
to remember
to remember
Verb
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r
e
ɪ
m
m
e
ɛ
m
m
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to bring a type of information from the past to our mind again

forget
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Can you remember the name of the book we were talking about?
I remember the day we first met; it was a sunny afternoon.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to recall
to recall
Verb
uk flag
/ˈɹiˌkɔɫ/, /ɹɪˈkɔɫ/

to bring back something from the memory

forget

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transitive
to retain
to retain
Verb
r
r
e
i
t
t
ai
n
n

to keep something in one's thoughts or mental awareness

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transitive
to remind
to remind
Verb
uk flag
/rɪˈmaɪnd/

to bring a memory back to a person's mind

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transitive
to relive
to relive
Verb
uk flag
/ɹiˈɫɪv/

to experience again, especially in one's thoughts or imagination, as if the event is happening anew

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transitive
to reminisce
to reminisce
Verb
r
r
e
ɛ
m
m
i
ə
n
n
i
ɪ
s
s
c
e

to remember past events, experiences, or memories with a sense of nostalgia

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intransitive
to memorize
to memorize
Verb
m
m
e
ɛ
m
m
o
ɜ
r
r
i
z
z
e

to repeat something until it is kept in one's memory

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to think back
to think back
Verb
uk flag
/θˈɪŋk bˈæk/

to think about events or experiences from the past

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
think
phrase's particle
back
to look back
to look back
Verb
uk flag
/lˈʊk bˈæk/

to think about or consider past events, experiences, or decisions

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
back
to recollect
to recollect
Verb
uk flag
/ˌɹɛkəˈɫɛkt/, /ˌɹikəˈɫɛkt/

to bring to mind past memories or experiences

forget

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to hark back
to hark back
Verb
uk flag
/hˈɑːɹk bˈæk/

to recall a past event or time

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hark
phrase's particle
back
to forget
to forget
Verb
f
f
o
ə
r
r
g
g
e
ɛ
t
t

to not be able to remember something or someone from the past

remember

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to focus
to focus
Verb
f
f
o
c
k
u
ə
s
s

to pay full attention to someone or something specific

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to concentrate
to concentrate
Verb
c
k
o
ɑ
n
n
c
s
e
ə
n
n
t
t
r
r
a
t
t
e

to focus one's all attention on something specific

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intransitive
to hone in on
to hone in on
Verb
uk flag
/hˈoʊn ɪn ˈɑːn/

to focus, narrow down, or direct attention with precision on a specific target, topic, or goal

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hone
phrase's particle
in on
to attend
to attend
Verb
a
ə
tt
t
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d

to pay close attention to something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to heed
to heed
Verb
h
h
ee
i
d
d

to be attentive to advice or a warning

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to zero in on
to zero in on
Verb
uk flag
/zˈiəɹoʊ ɪn ˈɑːn/

to concentrate closely on a particular matter

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
zero
phrase's particle
in on
to note
to note
Verb
n
n
o
t
t
e

to observe and pay attention to something

ignore

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to watch
to watch
Verb
w
w
a
ɑ:
t
ch
ʧ

to actively pay attention and observe in order to notice any changes or developments

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to distract
to distract
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t
r
r
a
æ
c
k
t
t

to cause someone to lose their focus or attention from something they were doing or thinking about

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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