gedenken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- commemorate verb To honor the memory of a person or event, typically with a ceremony, object, or tradition.
- commemoration noun A ceremony, event, or object that honors the memory of a person or event.
- mark noun A visible line, spot, or impression left on a surface.
- 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.
Senses
gedenken is used for these senses in English:
- commemorate (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
- commemoration The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
- mark To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- recollect To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.
- remember (transitive) To commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony.