remind

[ ri-mahynd ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. 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.

Origin of remind

1
First recorded in 1635–45; re- + mind

Other words from remind

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

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How to use remind in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for remind

remind

/ (rɪˈmaɪnd) /


verb
  1. (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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