remind

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remind

  • /ɹəˈmaɪnd/
  • /ɹɪˈmaɪnd/

Rhymes with -aɪnd

Where it comes from

From mid 17th century, equivalent to re- + mind (“to remember”). Probably suggested by obsolete rememorate with the same sense. Displaced Old English myndgian.

verb reminds · reminding · reminded

  1. transitive To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). I am aware, reader, and you need not remind me, that it is a dreadful thing for a parson to be warlike: […]

    Similar: put someone in mind of, mind, prompt

noun reminds

  1. colloquial, nonstandard An act of reminding; a reminder. Even with successful nights like that, Garth said the death of police dog Quanto in October is never forgotten, but instead serves as a remind that any call could be dangerous.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: recollect, remember, think, call back, retrieve, recall, call up, prompt, cue, mindful, advised, warn, warning, mention, mind, advise

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verb cause one to experience a memory; bring to a person's notice

Español(hacer) recordar/arrecordar, hacer acordar/arrecordar (se de), hacer recordar de
한국어생각나게 하다 saenggangnage hada, 상기(想起)시키다 sanggisikida
日本語思い出させる omoidasaseru
中文提醒 tíxǐng
हिन्दीयाद दिलाना yād dilānā
Kiswahili-kumbusha
Portuguêslembrar, recordar
Françaisrappeler à
Deutscherinnern, in Erinnerung bringen
Italianoricordare
Ελληνικάθυμίζω thymízo, υπενθυμίζω ypenthymízo
Românăaminti, aduce aminte
Русскийнапомина́ть napominátʹ, напо́мнить napómnitʹ
Tiếng Việtnhắc nhở, nhắc, nhắc lại
العربيةذَكَّرَ ḏakkara
עבריתהִזְכִּיר hizkír

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@misc{remind_2026,
  title = {remind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/remind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}