As a Noun: 1. The ability to remember things. (This sense is becoming obsolete and is used in this way mostly by older members of the deaf community.) English = memory. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To commit something to memory. English = memorise. 2. To bring something that has happened in the past back into your mind and think about it. (This sense is becoming obsolete and is used in this way mostly by older members of the deaf community.) English = remember.