remind

as in to remember
to make (someone) think about something again 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.

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How is the word remind distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of remind are recall, recollect, remember, and reminisce. While all these words mean "to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind," remind suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity.

that reminds me of a story

When might recall be a better fit than remind?

While the synonyms recall and remind are close in meaning, recall suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech.

can't recall the words of the song

When could recollect be used to replace remind?

The words recollect and remind can be used in similar contexts, but recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered.

as near as I can recollect

When can remember be used instead of remind?

While in some cases nearly identical to remind, remember implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled.

remembers that day as though it were yesterday

Where would reminisce be a reasonable alternative to remind?

In some situations, the words reminisce and remind are roughly equivalent. However, reminisce implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone.

old college friends like to reminisce

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Recent Examples of remind When something reminds Obi-Wan of Jabiim, the readers know that grim tale. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025 The river is the first to remind us that stoppage is a fallacy, hubris. Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025 The godfather of modern West Indian fast bowling shakes his head slowly, having been reminded what happened the last time his once proud and near-invincible team played Test cricket. Paul Newman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 The Queen of Pentacles reminds you to balance ambition with self-care in order to achieve this homeostasis. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for remind
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  • The companies and funds that act with courage now will be remembered as bold and pioneering, versus as a group that clung to short-term safety.
    Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Stankonia collaborators remember Outkast feeling confident during recording sessions for their fourth studio album, which has been lauded for bringing the Dirty South hip-hop sensibility to such genres as funk, gospel and psychedelia.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Remind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remind. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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