remind

remind
re|mind
W2S1 [rıˈmaınd] v [T]
1.) to make someone remember something that they must do
▪ Yes, I'll be there. Thanks for reminding me.
remind sb about sth
▪ The girls constantly had to be reminded about their chores.
remind sb to do sth
▪ Remind me to buy some milk tonight.
remind sb (that)
▪ Mrs Welland reminded her son that they still had several people to see.
that reminds me
(=used when something has just made you remember something you were going to say or do)
▪ Oh, that reminds me, I saw Jenny in town today.
remind yourself
▪ I reminded myself to watch them closely.
▪ He made a few notes to remind himself of what he wanted to say.
see usage note ↑remember
2.) to make someone remember someone that they know or something that happened in the past
remind sb of sth
▪ That song always reminds me of our first date.
remind sb (of) what/how etc
▪ I was reminded how lucky I was.
see usage note ↑remember
3.) don't remind me
spoken used in a joking way when someone has mentioned something that embarrasses or annoys you
▪ 'We've got a test tomorrow.' 'Don't remind me!'
4.) let me remind you/may I remind you (that)
spoken formal used to emphasize a warning or criticism
▪ Let me remind you that you are expected to arrive on time.
remind of / [remind sb of sb/sth] phr v
to seem similar to someone or something else
▪ The landscape reminded her of Scotland.
▪ Corinne reminds me of myself when I was her age.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • remind — I verb admonere, advise, awaken memories, bring back, bring to recollection, bring up, cause to recollect, cause to remember, commonere, cue, drop a hint, give notice, haunt, hint, jog the memory, make an allusion to, note, point out, prod,… …   Law dictionary

  • remind — (v.) 1640s, to remember, from RE (Cf. re ) again + MIND (Cf. mind) (v.). Meaning to put (someone) in mind of (something) is first recorded 1650s. Related: Reminded; reminding …   Etymology dictionary

  • remind — *remember, recollect, recall, reminisce, bethink, mind Analogous words: *suggest, intimate, hint, imply …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • remind — [ri mīnd′] vt., vi. [ RE + MIND, v.] to put (a person) in mind (of something); cause (a person) to remember …   English World dictionary

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  • remind — /rI maInd/ verb (T) 1 to make someone remember something that they must do: I must pay the gas bill. I ll put it here to remind me. | remind sb about sth: Will you remind me about that appointment? | remind sb to do sth: “Remind me to buy… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • remind */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈmaɪnd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms remind : present tense I/you/we/they remind he/she/it reminds present participle reminding past tense reminded past participle reminded 1) to tell someone again about an event from the past or about …   English dictionary

  • remind — re|mind [ rı maınd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to tell someone again about an event from the past or about a fact that they used to know: I can t think of his name can you remind me? remind someone of/about something: Can you remind us about your… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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