remind

verb

re·​mind ri-ˈmīnd How to pronounce remind (audio)
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 This reminded me of 2023 when a majority of Wall Street strategists also missed the 2023 stock market rally as their year-end target for the S&P 500 in 2023 was 4009. Tom Aspray, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 The crimes of the real-life serial killer, Danny Rolling, didn't have any bearing on Scream, but the eerie feeling Williamson experienced while watching the TV special reminded him of his favorite horror movie, Halloween (1978). Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024 Another person, Laura Barry, whose LinkedIn profile says she’s worked at Amazon for nearly 20 years, wrote that the company today reminded her of a bank. Byspencer Soper and Bloomberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024 However, the Justice Department also recently reminded states that they are not allowed to systematically remove ineligible voters within 90 days of a federal election. Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for remind 

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Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of remind was in 1621

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Cite this Entry

“Remind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remind. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

remind

verb
re·​mind ri-ˈmīnd How to pronounce remind (audio)
: to put in mind of something : cause to remember
remind a child that it is bedtime
reminder noun
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