bring to mind

Idioms  

1. Cause to be remembered, as in The film brought to mind the first time I ever climbed a mountain. This idiom, first recorded in 1433, appears in Robert Burns's familiar “Auld Lang Syne” (1788), in which the poet asks if old times should never be brought to mind. Also see come to mind.

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Example Sentences

His sculptures, composed of stacked forms and glazed in natural colors, bring to mind chimneys, duct work and totem poles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Still, those words about a safe place bring to mind my friend Beata and the difference stability made to her life.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

For investors, high-quality companies bring to mind financial resilience—just the thing today to offset concerns over runaway artificial-intelligence spending, or a recent rash of flaky business models, like companies that raise cash to hoard crypto.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

She rocks the studio’s campy branded ensembles — some with blood splatter designs, others with fangs and skulls — as she demonstrates movements that bring to mind iconic scream scenes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

I dare say we rivaled any faerie revel you can bring to mind.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Related Words

• admonish
• advise
• caution
• emphasize
• mention
• note
• point out
• prod
• prompt
• recall
• remember
• stress
• suggest
• warn