remind

verb

re·​mind ri-ˈmīnd 

reminded; reminding; reminds

transitive verb

: to put in mind of something : cause to remember

Choose the Right Synonym for remind

remember, recollect, recall, remind, reminisce mean to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind.

remember implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled.

remembers that day as though it were yesterday

recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered.

as near as I can recollect

recall suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech.

can't recall the words of the song

remind suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity.

that reminds me of a story

reminisce implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone.

old college friends like to reminisce

Examples of remind in a Sentence

She'll forget to call the doctor if you don't remind her.

Remind me to buy some groceries after work.

I constantly have to be reminded how to pronounce her name.

I had to remind him that we were supposed to leave early.

The audience was reminded to turn their cell phones off in the theater.

The mail just arrived. That reminds me, did you mail that letter I gave you yesterday?

Recent Examples on the Web

The rapper knows how to make a statement at a fashion show in New York or Paris, though her most recent Paris Fashion Week hairstyle reminds us more of Gotham City than the City of Light. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024

Finding this brother in this relationship with half-brother Jack Damon [played by Michael Bradway] really reminds us of that shadow. —Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024

In a statement to the New York Times, Matthew Hiltzik— a publicist to Pitt—issued a warning about the risks of scams and reminded the public that the actor doesn't have a social media presence. —Anna Gordon, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024

Speaking in San Sebastian on Sunday, Netflix Spain head of fiction Verónica Fernández reminded a packed industry audience that four of the 10 most watched non-English films ever on Netflix are from Spain. —Jamie Lang, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing remind

• don't remind me
• remind (someone) of

Kids Definition

remind

verb

re·​mind ri-ˈmīnd 

: to put in mind of something : cause to remember

remind a child that it is bedtime

reminder noun