remind

CEFRA1

/ɹəˈmaɪnd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To help someone remember something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    An act of reminding; a reminder.

Examples

  • I've forgotten your name. Can you remind me?

  • Please remind me of the time of the meeting.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

More examples

In context

  • Your eyes remind me of stars.

  • His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face.

  • I am aware, reader, and you need not remind me, that it is a dreadful thing for a parson to be warlike: […]

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

I often forget important tasks at work, so please blank me regularly.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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