remind

[ ri-mahynd ]
/ rɪˈmaɪnd /
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verb (used with object)

to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something): Remind me to phone him tomorrow. That woman reminds me of my mother.

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Origin of remind

First recorded in 1635–45; re- + mind

OTHER WORDS FROM remind

re·re·mind, verb (used with object)un·re·mind·ed, adjective

Words nearby remind

remembrance sunday, remembrancer, remex, remiform, remigrant, remind, reminder, remindful, remineralization, remington, reminisce
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Words related to remind

note, stress, prod, prompt, remember, mention, suggest, warn, admonish, caution, emphasize, recall, advise, retrospect, intimate, hint, revive, recollect, reminisce, imply

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British Dictionary definitions for remind

remind
/ (rɪˈmaɪnd) /

verb

(tr usually foll by of; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to cause (a person) to remember (something or to do something); make (someone) aware (of something he may have forgotten)remind me to phone home; flowers remind me of holidays
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