remind
Americanverb (used with object)
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reminds,
present (3rd person singular)
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reminded,
past participle, past
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reminding
present participle
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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remindsimple
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remindssimple
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have remindedperfect
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has remindedperfect
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am remindingprogressive
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are remindingprogressive
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is remindingprogressive
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have been remindingperfect progressive
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has been remindingperfect progressive
Past
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remindedsimple
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had remindedperfect
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was remindingprogressive
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were remindingprogressive
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had been remindingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of remind
Explanation
To remind is to cause someone to remember, as when George Orwell writes, "The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded." In remind, which appears in the early 17th century, the re-, of course, means "again," so the word can be thought of as "to mind again," or "think again," meaning to put something in someone's mind, to make them remember.
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Heather Harris, from the RSRN, said the project - which is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund - aimed to "remind everyone of why red squirrels are so important to our heritage".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
This is the place where you, gentle reader, remind me that I said the Dodgers executed their game plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
It might help to remind yourself what information you used to make those decisions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
I enter an antique store and find must-haves—a pristine Underwood typewriter, a vacuum-tube radio—then remind myself that we’re trying to get rid of stuff, and the urge passes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
When I get to complaining about the Pickled Onion, I remind myself how hard country life was.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Dean loves working Trans*cendent because it reminds her of stories she’s heard about old-school lesbian bars like the Lexington in San Francisco where tight-knit groups of regulars held court night after night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
But as “Corner Boy” so presciently reminds, Cohn has never given up his contrarian voice and his yen for anti-complacency and ferreting out new experiences.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
As Fennell reminds us at the end of the film, justice — if it ever comes — often arrives too late, and at the expense of too many lives.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mr. Hyden reminds us that a band’s reputation differs from generation to generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
It reminds me of the first time I got a premonition.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
“It was such a positive thing for us to have that trust, it reminded us of why we make music,” Alexandra added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Conflicts in the Middle East and Europe have reminded the world of its reliance on the former, and gobs of the latter are pouring in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
For Cohn, “something echoed there” in the image of the young man, who reminded him of the young, wayward Englishmen of the 1950s.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Carl Walker, from Jersey Consumer Council, said credit card companies would need to be reminded of the change which had allowed more information to be shared.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
And the sweet frybread had reminded him of something else, too.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Read: Opinion: The options market is reminding investors there’s a cure for rising bond yields — higher yields.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
He’s reminding them who their meal ticket is.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
You hardly need reminding of the backdrop that contributed to thwarting many of his recent, many predecessors: a persistently sclerotic economy and a persistently turbulent international picture, for starters.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“These public-service announcements are about reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home, at our borders, and abroad,” the White House said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Instead of being mad about it, I keep reminding myself: Be nice to her, be nice to her, be nice to her.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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