EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cuimhnigh1, v.t. & i. (vn. -neamh). 1. Remember; consider, think. Cuimhneamh ar dhuine, ar rud, to remember s.o., sth. Anois ó chuimhnigh mé air, now that I come to think of it. Níor chuimhnigh mé go raibh tú ann, I forgot you were there. Níor chuimhníomar go dtiocfá, we hadn’t expected you to come. Na mairbh a chuimhneamh, to remember, pray for, the dead. Cuimhneamh ar rud a dhéanamh, to consider doing sth. ~ ar an trioblóid a bheadh leis, consider the amount of trouble it would cause. Ní chuimhneoinn ar a leithéid, I wouldn’t dream of such a thing. Bhí sé ag cuimhneamh ar dhul abhaile, he was thinking of going home. Chuimhnigh sé air féin, he recollected himself. Ag cuimhneamh ar a leas féin atá sé, he is consulting his own interest. ~ air sin, (i) bear that in mind, (ii) just imagine! Ag cuimhneamh air sin, having regard to that. 2. Remind. Rud a chuimhneamh do dhuine, to remind s.o. of sth. Chuimhnigh mé ar a athair leis, he reminded me of his father. 3. Conceive, form in mind. Beart a chuimhneamh, to think of a plan.
cuimhnigh2, gsm. of cuimhneach.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Smaoinigh, meabhraigh, machnaigh, cuimhnigh, ar, think of, meditate on, ponder over, remember.
Cuimhní cinn, reminiscences, recollections; memoirs.
Beidh ~ míosa air, it will be specially remembered.
Gan ~ ar chostas, without regard to cost.
Is maith an ~ é, it is a good idea.
Ag cuimhneamh na bh~, reviving enmities, re-opening old sores.
Ní chuimhníonn cú ~ ar a coileán, ‘a hungry hound does not remember its whelp,’ necessity knows no law.