Meaning & use

remind

verb·Everyday

To cause someone to remember something or to tell someone about a fact or duty they might forget.

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Please remind me to call the dentist before the office closes this afternoon.

The old photograph reminded her of summers spent at her grandparents' cottage.

A note on using this word

Remind takes a person as its object, as in remind someone of something; you cannot simply say remind something without a person.

Words with a similar meaning

promptjog someone's memory

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