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Remind
//ɹəˈmaɪnd// noun, verb, slang
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Noun
- 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 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 put in the mind of someone wordnet
- 3 assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From mid 17th century, equivalent to re- + mind (“to remember”). Probably suggested by obsolete rememorate with the same sense. Displaced Old English myndgian.
Etymology 2
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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