remind

verb

re·​mind ri-ˈmīnd 

reminded; reminding; reminds

transitive verb

: to put in mind of something : cause to remember

Choose the Right Synonym for remind

remember, recollect, recall, remind, reminisce mean to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind.

remember implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled.

remembers that day as though it were yesterday

recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered.

as near as I can recollect

recall suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech.

can't recall the words of the song

remind suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity.

that reminds me of a story

reminisce implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone.

old college friends like to reminisce

Examples of remind in a Sentence

She'll forget to call the doctor if you don't remind her.

Remind me to buy some groceries after work.

I constantly have to be reminded how to pronounce her name.

I had to remind him that we were supposed to leave early.

The audience was reminded to turn their cell phones off in the theater.

The mail just arrived. That reminds me, did you mail that letter I gave you yesterday?

Recent Examples on the Web

In the end, Sommsation reminds us that wine at its best is an experience. —Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025

The culture in Panama reminds him of his Southern lifestyle back home. —Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025

Launched in 2016 due to the popularity of mom jeans, the Wedgie is the ultimate mom jean style (straight leg, high waist, tight in the thigh and butt area), reminding me a lot of what Princess Diana used to wear on her days off from royal duties. —Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 14 Nov. 2025

Such musings remind him that there are so many Native stories to tell, stories told by novelists like Louise Erdrich and poets like Joy Harjo. —Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing remind

• don't remind me
• remind (someone) of

Rhymes for remind

• aligned
• alined
• assigned
• behind
• combined
• confined
• consigned
• declined
• defined
• designed
• divined
• enshrined

Kids Definition

remind

verb

re·​mind ri-ˈmīnd 

: to put in mind of something : cause to remember

remind a child that it is bedtime

reminder noun