Remind: Definition, Usage & Common Phrases

Meaning 1：prompt memory (remind)

remind 🔊

/rɪˈmaɪnd/

vt.

To make someone remember something they need to do or know, like telling someone not to forget their appointment.

Remind definition illustrated by a hand writing a reminder note on a computer monitor.

prompt memory 🔊

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/prɒmpt ˈmeməri/

vt.

To cause someone to think of or remember something they might otherwise forget, often by giving a verbal cue or notification.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 're-' (back, again) + 'mind' (to think). Literally means 'to bring back to mind'.

💡 Mnemonic

REpeat to MIND. To REMIND is to put something BACK (RE) into someone's MIND.

📖 Example

Could you remind me to buy milk on my way home? 🔊 Could you prompt my memory to buy milk on my way home?

🔗 Collocations

remind someone of something – To make someone remember a specific fact, task, or past event.

remind someone to do something – To tell or prompt someone not to forget to perform a specific action.

remind someone about something – To bring a scheduled event or obligation back to someone's attention.

🔄 Synonyms

prompt (vt.) – To assist or encourage someone's memory or action, often with a cue.

jog someone's memory (phrase) – To say or do something that helps someone remember something.

make someone think of (phrase) – To cause an association or recollection in someone's mind.

🌱 Derivatives

reminder (n.) – A thing that causes someone to remember something.

unreminded (adj.) – Not having been reminded; forgotten.

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'remind' originates from the Latin 'reminisci' meaning 'to remember, recollect'. It entered Middle English via Old French. It's a staple in productivity culture, fundamental to task management apps and calendar alerts.