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re·mains /rɪˈmeɪnz/ n [P] 1 [(of)] parts which are left: the remains of dinner/of an old castle 2 [m] a dead body: His remains lie in the churchyard.
re·make /riːˈmeɪk/ v -made /ˈmeɪd/ [T] to make (especially a film) again —remake /ˈriːmeɪk/ n: They're doing a remake of 'Gone with the Wind'.
re·mand /rɪˈmɑːnd‖rɪˈmænd/ v [T usually pass.] BrE to send back to prison from a court of law, to be tried later after further inquiries have been made (often in the phrase remanded in custody) —remand n [C;U] He's on remand. (=in prison waiting for a trial). One of the problems of the prison service in Britain is that remand prisoners have to live in the same conditions as people who have already been CONVICTED of a crime, often for quite a long time, even though they may be completely INNOCENT.
re'mand home n BrE an institution, also called a remand centre, where JUVENILE offenders wait to appear in court, especially formerly → see also COMMUNITY HOME
re·mark¹ /rɪˈmɑːk‖-ɑrk/ v [T+that;œb] to say especially something that one has just noticed; give as an opinion: He remarked that it was getting late. | 'It's getting late,' he remarked.
remark on/upon sthg. phr v [T] fml to notice and say or write something about: Everyone remarked on his absence.
remark² n 1 [C(about, on)] a spoken or written opinion; COMMENT: Don't make/pass rude remarks about her appearance. 2 [U] fml notice; attention: Her strange appearance could hardly escape remark/was worthy of remark.
re·mark·a·ble /rɪˈmɑːkəbəl‖-ɑːr-/ adj [(for)] especially apprec worth mentioning, especially because unusual or noticeable: a most remarkable sunset/coincidence | Finland is remarkable for the large number of its lakes. → opposite UNREMARKABLE
re·mark·a·bly /rɪˈmɑkəbli‖-ɑːr-/ adv (used especially with adjectives and adverbs) unusually; noticeably: He sings remarkably well. | a remarkably fine day | Remarkably, he's never been abroad.
re·mar·ry /ˌriːˈmæri/ v [I;T] to marry again: He decided to remarry after his wife's death. | She remarried her former husband.
re·mas·ter /riːˈmɑːstəʳ‖-ˈmæs-/ v [T] to make a new and better original (MASTER) from which copies can be made: remaster an old recording
re·match /ˈriːmætʃ/ n [C usually sing] when two teams or people compete against each other a second time, especially when there was not a clear winner in the first competition → compare REPLAY
Rem·brandt /ˈrembrænt/ (1606-69) a Dutch artist, Rembrandt van Rijn, who is regarded as one of the greatest European painters. He painted many PORTRAITS (=pictures of people and of himself), as well as many pictures of religious subjects. He is known especially for his use of light and shade.
re·me·di·a·ble /rɪˈmiːdiəbəl/ adj fml or tech that can be put right or cured → opposite IRREMEDIABLE
re·me·di·al /rɪˈmiːdiəl/ adj curing or helping; providing a remedy: He had to do remedial exercises for his weak back. | remedial teaching ——ly adv
re'medial ,class n a class in some schools where children who have difficulty with reading, writing, or other skills are given special help
rem·e·dy¹ /ˈremədi/ n [C;U(for, against)] a way of curing something: A good night's sleep would be the best remedy for your headache. | herbal remedies | Such evils are beyond/past remedy. | The law provides no remedy for this injustice. (=cannot put it right)
remedy² v [T] to put or make (something bad) right: How can we remedy this situation/injustice/mistake/loss?
re·mem·ber /rɪˈmembəʳ/ v [not usually in progressive forms] 1 [I;T(as)] to (be able to) bring back to one's mind (information, past events etc); keep in the memory: 'What's her name?' 'I can't remember.' | I'll always remember that wonderful day. | I remember her as (=I think she was, if my memory is correct) rather a tall woman. | [+(that)] She suddenly remembered that she had not locked the door. | [+wh-] Can you remember where he lives/how to get there? | [+v-ing] I don't remember agreeing to that. | Certainly I posted your letter - I remember posting it. | [+obj+v-ing] Do you remember me asking you that same question? 2 [i(about);T] to take care not to forget: Did you remember that book I asked you for? (=have you got it for me?) | You will remember about watering the plants, won't you? | [+to-v] 'You will remember to post my letter, won't you?' 'Yes, I'll remember.' | Please remember to water the plants while I'm away. → opposite FORGET 3 [T] often euph to give money or a present to: She always remembers me at Christmas. | He remembered me in his will. (=left me some money after his death) 4 [T] to think about with special respect and honour: On this day we remember the dead of two world wars. | I'll remember you in my prayers. (=pray for you) 5 Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason, and plot quote the first lines of a children's poem about the plan by Guy Fawkes and others to destroy the Houses of Parliament by an explosion → see also GUY FAWKES' NIGHT 6 we will remember them a phrase used especially during the religious service on Remembrance Day in Britain, when people remember those who died in the two World Wars
Note the difference between remember+v-ing and remember+to-v. / remember locking the door as I left the house. (=I locked the door and can call this event to mind now.) | I remembered to lock the door as I left the house. (=it was in my mind then that I must lock the door, and I locked it.)
remember sbdy. to sbdy. phr v [T] infml to send greetings from (someone) to: Please remember me to your mother. | He asked to be remembered to you.
re·mem·brance /rɪˈmembrəns/ n [(of)] 1 [U] the act of remembering: A church service was held in remembrance of those killed in the war. 2 [C] old-fsh something kept or given to remind one: He gave me his photograph as a remembrance (of him).
Re'membrance Day also Re,membrance 'Sunday n [C;U] the Sunday closest to November 11th, when ceremonies are held in Britain to remember all the people who were killed in the two World Wars → see also ARMISTICE DAY, POPPY and see Feature on page A19
CULTURAL NOTE Each year, on every Remembrance Sunday, there are special church services all over the UK, and special ceremonies at WAR MEMORIALS. In London, there is a ceremony in which the Queen and the leaders of the main political parties place a WREATH (=a circular arrangement of flowers) on the Cenotaph (=a large war memorial). Most people wear a red paper POPPY (=a type of flower) on their coats, and the money collected by selling these poppies is given to CHARITY organizations that help people who suffered in the wars. There is a similar occasion in the US and Canada called 'Veterans Day'.
re·mind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ v [T(of)] to tell or cause (someone) to remember (a fact, or to do something): I must write to Mother - will you remind me? | I've forgotten his name - will you remind me of it? | Don't remind me of that awful day - I made such a fool of myself. | Will you remind me about that appointment? | [+obj+to-v] Remind me to write to Mother. | [+obj+that] She reminded me that I hadn't written to Mother. | The sight of the clock reminded me that I was late.
remind sbdy. of sbdy./sthg. phr v [T] to appear to (someone) to be similar to: This hotel reminds me of the one we stayed in last year.
re·mind·er /rɪˈmaɪndəʳ/ n something that makes one remember: He hadn't paid the bill, so the shop sent him a reminder. (=a letter reminding him to pay)
rem·i·nisce /ˌremɪˈnɪs/ v [I(about)] to talk or think about past experiences, especially pleasant ones: The two old friends were reminiscing (about their youth). ——niscence n [U] to enjoy the pleasures of reminiscence
rem·i·nis·cenc·es /ˌremɪˈnɪsənsɪz/ n [P(of)] a spoken or written account of one's own life: We had to listen to his reminiscences of the war. → compare MEMOIRS
rem·i·nis·cent /ˌremˈnɪsənt/ adj 1 [F+of] that reminds one of; like: This hotel is reminiscent of the one we stayed in last year. | a taste reminiscent of chicken 2 [A] thinking about the past; remembering something: a reminiscent smile.
re·miss /rɪˈmɪs/ adj [F] fml careless about a duty; showing lack