remind
remind Lexical Profile
remind Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To cause someone to remember someone or something, especially an obligation, appointment, or fact.
"Please remind me to submit the financial report before Friday afternoon."
To cause someone to think of something or someone because of a noticeable resemblance or similarity.
"The architecture of this coastal town reminds me of the villages in southern Italy."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Remind' is often confused with 'remember' by English learners; 'remember' means to hold something in one's own memory, whereas 'remind' means to cause someone else (or oneself) to remember something.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 17th century from the prefix 're-' (again) and the verb 'mind' (in its older sense of 'to remember' or 'bring to mind'), which derives from Old English 'gemynd' (memory, thought).