remind

as in to remember
to make (someone) think about something again She'll forget to call the doctor if you don't remind her. Remind me to buy some groceries after work. I constantly have to be reminded how to pronounce her name. I had to remind him that we were supposed to leave early.

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How is the word remind distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of remind are recall, recollect, remember, and reminisce. While all these words mean "to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind," remind suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity.

that reminds me of a story

When might recall be a better fit than remind?

While the synonyms recall and remind are close in meaning, recall suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech.

can't recall the words of the song

When could recollect be used to replace remind?

The words recollect and remind can be used in similar contexts, but recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered.

as near as I can recollect

When can remember be used instead of remind?

While in some cases nearly identical to remind, remember implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled.

remembers that day as though it were yesterday

Where would reminisce be a reasonable alternative to remind?

In some situations, the words reminisce and remind are roughly equivalent. However, reminisce implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone.

old college friends like to reminisce

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Recent Examples of remind Announcer Kevin Frazier, who missed no chance to remind you that this was Hollywood’s biggest party — as opposed, by implication, to the Oscars and Emmys, chained to their dull academies — chimed in with factoids about presenters and winners, like a wedding DJ working the crowd. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025 The global superstar, 36, hasn't released a new body of work since 2016's Anti, and one online troll decided to remind her of the fact in a comment on her recent Instagram post celebrating New Year's 2025 — and RiRi was quick to clap back. Jack Irvin, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025 Watching him in Pilsen, I was reminded of how much of his fame is tied to music. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025 The single returns to a pair of charts this week in that country, as fans have recently been reminded of how catchy the cut still is to this day. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for remind 

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“Remind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remind. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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