Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Member /mĕm'-bẽr/ · Mem·ber · IPA /ˈmɛmbɚ/ v. t. n. 01 v. t. To remember; to cause to remember; to mention. 1. To remember; to cause to remember; to mention.[Obs.] 02 n. A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb. 1. A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.(Anat.) “We have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office.” — Rom. xii. 4. 2. A part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body(Math.) Phrases & compounds Compression member — a member, as a rod, brace, etc., which is subjected to compression or tension, respectively.