remind

verb, noun — 2 senses

remind

verb

/ɹəˈmaɪnd/ · /ɹɪˈmaɪnd/

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

1

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

  • 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:
Synonyms
mind, prompt
Derived terms
reminder, remindful, remindingly, remindless, re-remind, reremind, unreminded

remind

noun

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

1

Colloquial, Nonstandard An act of reminding; a reminder.

  • 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:
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  • 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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