"half-remember" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: half-remembers [present, singular, third-person], half-remembering [participle, present], half-remembered [participle, past], half-remembered [past]
Etymology: From half- + remember. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|half|remember}} half- + remember Head templates: {{en-verb|head=half-remember}} half-remember (third-person singular simple present half-remembers, present participle half-remembering, simple past and past participle half-remembered)
  1. To vaguely or unclearly remember.
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