Remind

//ɹəˈmaɪnd// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of reminding; a reminder. colloquial, nonstandard

    "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."

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

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

  2. 2
    put in the mind of someone wordnet
  3. 3
    assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned wordnet

Synonyms

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promptpromptadmonishadvisebring to recollectioncarry back

Example

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"Please remind me of the time of the meeting."

Etymology

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

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re-remind

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