remind

English

Etymology

re- + mind "remember"

Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /rəˈmaɪnd/, /rɪˈmaɪnd/
• Rhymes: -aɪnd

Verb

remind (third-person singular simple present reminds, present participle reminding, simple past and past participle reminded)

1. To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
   • 1849, Charlotte Brontë, Shirley, ch. 3:

     I am aware, reader, and you need not remind me, that it is a dreadful thing for a parson to be warlike.

   • 1915, Joseph Conrad, Victory: An Island Tale, "Author's Note":

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

Synonyms

• put someone in mind of

Derived terms

• reminder

Translations

Cause one to experience a memory; bring to a person's notice

• Arabic: ذكر (ar) (dhákkara)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 提醒 (cmn) (tíxǐng)

• Crimean Tatar: ındemek
• Czech: připomenout (cs)
• Dutch: herinneren (nl)
• Finnish: muistuttaa (fi)
• French: rappeler à (fr)
• German: erinnern (de)
• Hindi: याद दिलाना (hi) (yād dilānā)
• Hungarian: emlékeztet (hu)
• Italian: ricordare (it)
• Japanese: 思い出させる (ja) (おもいださせる, omoidasaseru)
• Korean: 생각나개하다 (ko) (saenggaknage-hada)

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: بیرخستن

• Latin: commoneō (la), moneō (la), remoneō (la), memoro (la)
• Old French: remembrer
• Persian: یادآوری کردن (fa) (yād-āvari kardan)
• Portuguese: recordar (pt)
• Russian: напоминать (ru) (napominát’) impf., напомнить (ru) (napómnit’) pf.
• Spanish: recordar (es)
• Swedish: påminna (sv)
• Telugu: గుర్తు చేయు (gurtu chEyu)
• Thai: เตือน (th) (dteuan)
• Urdu: یاد دلانا (ur) (yād dilānā)
• Vietnamese: nhắc nhở (vi)

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