Remind
/ɹəˈmaɪnd/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
nounAn act of reminding; a reminder.
Sentence Examples
Your eyes remind me of stars.
Please remind me of the time of the meeting.
I've forgotten your name. Can you remind me?
CEFR Practice Quiz
I often forget important tasks at work, so please ____ me regularly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She set an alarm on her phone to ____ herself to take her medication at the same time each day.
Word Origin & History
From mid 17th century, equivalent to re- + mind (“to remember”). Probably suggested by obsolete rememorate with the same sense. Displaced Old English myndgian.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I am aware, reader, and you need not remind me, that it is a dreadful thing for a parson to be warlike: […]"
— 1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Mr. Yorke”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 48:
"His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face."
— 1915, Joseph Conrad, “Author's Note”, in Victory: An Island Tale:
"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."
— 2014 March 30, “EPS canine units track down 7 suspects in 6 hours”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2016:
"Surveys consisted of circulating a questionnaire - in .xls file with predefined fields to fill - amongst information producers (i.e., project coordinators, national research funding agencies involved in BlueBio projects); several reminds were sent to increase the response rate."
— 2023 April 19, Anna Nora Tassetti et al., “The BlueBio project's database: web-mapping cooperation to create value for the Blue Bioeconomy”, in Scientific Data, volume 10, London: Nature Portfolio, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:
"Just a remind that you can't just go around comparing situations or people you don't like to Nazi Germany. Not only are you factually incorrect but you're belittling the lives of 80 million people who were killed due to the holocaust and the war itself."
— 2023 March 11, @foreverboleyn__, Twitter, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2023:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
I often forget important tasks at work, so please ____ me regularly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She set an alarm on her phone to ____ herself to take her medication at the same time each day.