Erinnern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- guess verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
- recall verb To bring a past event or fact back into your mind; to remember.
- recollect verb To bring a past memory back to mind; to remember, often with some effort.
- remember verb To bring something back to mind from memory.
- remind verb To make someone remember something, or to bring something back to their mind.
- reminiscence noun A spoken or written account of something a person remembers from their own past.
- retrieve verb To get something back, especially something that was lost, stored, or left somewhere.
Senses
Erinnern is used for these senses in English:
- guess (obsolete) To hit upon or reproduce by memory.
- recollect To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.
- remember To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
- remind (transitive) To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
- reminiscence An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly.
- retrieve (transitive) To remember or recall something.
guess — full definition
- verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
- verb To suppose or think something is probably true.
- noun An answer or opinion given without certain knowledge.
recall — full definition
- verb To bring a past event or fact back into your mind; to remember.
- verb To officially call someone or something back.
- verb To request the return of a faulty product.
- verb To remove an elected official from office through a public vote.
- noun The ability to remember, or an instance of remembering.