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
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
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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These events remind me once again that this is not the department for which I proudly served.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
I look at my job as not so much trying to modernize them, but rather remind the rest of the world that pearls have always been modern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
“You can’t take anything for granted. You have to fight hard in every single state, and remind people why they need to go vote,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
“When I know I’m being attacked, I immediately remind myself that that is a common strategy,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2017.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
A thick blanket of fog covers the floor, occasionally flashing with miniature bolts of lightning that remind me of static shocks.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Such a choice reminds us that “Abandoning a Cat” is as much about the writer’s propensity for privacy as it is about his father’s experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
It reminds me that cult experts will tell you that any of us could fall into the clutches of a cult, and those of us who argue otherwise are likely among the most vulnerable.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
It just reminds me of the movie theaters I grew up going to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Her followers tell her she reminds them of their own mothers and grandmothers, with some calling her "the mom I never had".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“I see you’re making good use of that old mower. Which reminds me: Maggie Doyle and I are going to take a pottery class through the senior center this winter.”
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
The last thing she wants to do is be reminded that she used to play trumpet in a marching band.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
That isn’t likely to happen against the Cardinals, who reminded us against Dallas that they don’t give up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Its sweeping landscapes and fantastical imagery reminded him of The Lord of the Rings and The Lion King.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The controversy also reminded her of Ireland's history of literary censorship, which affected famous writers including Edna O'Brien, Samuel Beckett and John McGahern.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
He inspected Greg with new eyes, at once reminded of the heart-eater mushrooms.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
He hosted a line dancing event in a Cleveland public plaza last month aimed at reminding people to vote — and to “tie some positive emotion to the act of voting,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
“I’m not proving anything except for just reminding us who we are,” he said in an interview, when asked about the role of his faith in the race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
But their leaders kept reminding them, though they barely believed it themselves.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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