remind
//ɹəˈmaɪnd//
Forms
- present (v1)
- remind
- past (v2)
- reminded
- past participle (v3)
- reminded
- present participle
- reminding
- 3rd person singular
- reminds
- Plural
- reminds
Definitions
1.To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
- His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face.
1.An act of reminding; a reminder.(colloquial)
- 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.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1378
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
From mid 17th century, equivalent to re- + mind (“to remember”).
Probably suggested by obsolete rememorate with the same sense.
Displaced Old English myndgian.