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bring to mind

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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RELATED WORDS

summon, remind, evoke, cite, note, stress, prod, prompt, remember, mention, suggest, warn, admonish, caution, emphasize, recall, advise, parallel, feature, simulate

Nearby words

bring to bear, bring to book, bring to heel, bring to life, bring to light, bring to mind, bring to one's knees, bring to pass, bring to terms, bring up, bring up the rear
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