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

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

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Examples from the Web for remind

But the ads are not just intended to remind the Google-curious that Paul exists and is thinking about running for president.
Rand Paul’s Passive-Aggressive Trolling Campaign|Olivia Nuzzi|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They had also come “to remind America of the fierce urgency of now.”
How Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’|Peter Guralnick|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You remind us that men and women have imperfection in common, and are indivisible.
Living Black & Gay in the ’50s|Alain Mabanckou|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sciamma still wants to remind us that they are still children.
‘Girlhood’: Coming of Age in France’s Projects|Molly Hannon|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I remind Deen that his namesake died in an infamously horrible car crash, so he may want to cool it on texting and driving.
My Bizarre Night With James Deen, Libertarian Porn Star|Emily Shire|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To which Victoria replied quickly, "I know that, but I will not be the first person to remind her of it!"
Ten Girls from History|Kate Dickinson Sweetser
So he put a pin on his sleeve to remind him of it and to-night he brought me a whole lot of it.
Village Life in America 1852-1872|Caroline Cowles Richards
Greece, too, had her representatives, to remind the spectators that there had been an Orpheus.
A Love Story|A Bushman
Just remind me about it when I'm getting top-lofty, will you, please?
Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge|Pemberton Ginther
She found three penny stamps in the bureau at which she wrote and this served to remind her of her penniless condition.
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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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Word Origin and History for remind

remind

1640s, "to remember," from re- "again" + mind (v.). Meaning "to put (someone) in mind of (something)" is first recorded 1650s. Related: Reminded; reminding.

remind

verb (used with object)

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remind

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