remindre‧mind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ ●●● S1 W2 verb [transitive] 
Yes, I’ll be there. Thanks for reminding me.remind somebody about something The girls constantly had to be reminded about their chores.remind somebody to do something Remind me to buy some milk tonight.remind somebody (that) Mrs Welland reminded her son that they still had several people to see.that reminds me (=used when something has just made you remember something you were going to say or do) Oh, that reminds me, I saw Jenny in town today.remind yourself I reminded myself to watch them closely. He made a few notes to remind himself of what he wanted to say.2to make someone remember someone that they know or something that happened in the pastremind somebody of something That song always reminds me of our first date.remind somebody (of) what/how etc I was reminded how lucky I was.3don’t remind me spoken used in a joking way when someone has mentioned something that embarrasses or annoys you: ‘We’ve got a test tomorrow.’ ‘Don’t remind me!’4let me remind you/may I remind you (that) spoken formal used to emphasize a warning or criticism: Let me remind you that you are expected to arrive on time.remind somebody of somebody/something phrasal verb to seem similar to someone or something else: The landscape reminded her of Scotland. Corinne reminds me of myself when I was her age.GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveRemind someone of is not used in the progressive. You say: · He reminds me of Pete. ✗Don’t say: He is reminding me of Pete.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS
VERB TABLE
remind
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | remind |
| he, she, it | reminds | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | reminded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have reminded |
| he, she, it | has reminded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had reminded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will remind |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have reminded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am reminding |
| he, she, it | is reminding | |
| you, we, they | are reminding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was reminding |
| you, we, they | were reminding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been reminding |
| he, she, it | has been reminding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been reminding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be reminding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been reminding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Remind me to buy some batteries for my Walkman, OK?
- I'd better write this down to remind myself.
- I'd love to have lunch next Wednesday, but you'll have to remind me.
- I just want to remind you that your assignments must be completed by Friday.
- Oh that reminds me - I'm supposed to take Cheryl to the airport tomorrow.
- Pauline phoned to remind you about the party.
- Write down a few notes to remind yourself what you want to say.
- Doing so directs their attention to their drinking and reminds them that they are trying to moderate their consumption.
- He had been warning Matilda, reminding her that she could still threaten Edmund's safety to ensure Isabel's obedience.
- Its teeth were as yellow as Mrs McCue's and in some strange way it reminded me a little of her.
- That way, when the yelling starts, you can remind yourself that it was your choice to work there.
- Until recently, the seventies were a widely hated era, and with wit and humor, Boogie Nights reminds us why.
- Yet Mansell-mania reminded some of Beatlemania in the Swinging Sixties.
- You've got no choice, he reminded himself.
Longman Language Activatorto make someone remember something that they must do
to make someone remember something they must do or something they need to know: · I'd love to have lunch next Wednesday, but you'll have to remind me.remind somebody about something: · Pauline phoned to remind you about the party.remind somebody to do something: · Remind me to buy some batteries for my Walkman, OK?remind somebody (that): · I just want to remind you that your assignments must be completed by Friday.remind somebody how/what/when: · Write down a few notes to remind yourself what you want to say.that reminds me (=say this when someone says or does something that makes you remember to do something) spoken: · Oh that reminds me - I'm supposed to take Cheryl to the airport tomorrow.
a written note or something that someone says that reminds you about something you have forgotten or ignored, especially something that you must do: · The dentist's office sent you a reminder about your appointment next week.· Finally, a reminder that the school concert will be on December 17.
spoken say this to tell someone to remember something that you think they might forget: · Don't forget your keys.don't forget to do something: · Don't forget to mail that letter, will you?don't forget (that): · Don't forget that my mother's coming to visit this weekend.
to make someone remember something they have forgotten if a particular detail about someone or something jogs someone's memory , it makes them remember someone or something that they have forgotten: · Police hope the sketch will jog someone's memory and help identify the gunman.jog sb's memory about: · Something about what he said jogged my memory about an article I had read the month before.
to look at photographs, written information etc in order to help you remember facts or details that you already know but may have forgotten: · Before the exam he read through his notes once more to refresh his memory.· If you can't remember where you were on June 15, Mr Ball, maybe these photos will refresh your memory.
to remind someone, especially an actor in a play, what words to say when they have forgotten what they should say: · His job is to prompt the actors when they forget their lines.· Most of the children knew their lines so the director didn't need to prompt very much.
when something makes you remember something from the past to make someone remember a person, thing, or time from the past: · The perfume always reminded him of his mother.· Walking across the field reminded me of the happy summers I'd spent on my grandparents' farm.that reminds me of somebody/something (=say this when someone says or does something that makes you remember someone or something) spoken: · That reminds me of a joke I heard last week.
to remind someone of a person, experience, or time in your life: · I hate that smell - it makes me think of when I was in the hospital.· All this stuff just makes me think of Dan - I should get rid of it.· Baked beans always made her think of that first camping trip.
if events or experiences bring to mind something or call to mind something, they remind you of past events or experiences because they are very similar to them: · The case calls to mind the 1997 killing of a ten-year-old girl in upstate New York.· His account vividly brings to mind the descriptions of battles in Homer.
to remind you of someone or something from the past, especially in a way that makes you sad: · The town wanted to forget the war but the destroyed bridge was a painful reminder.be a reminder of: · She kept all his letters as a reminder of their time together.be a constant reminder: · The scar across his forehead was a constant reminder of the accident.
if something brings back memories or takes you back , it reminds you of a particular and often pleasant event or experience from your past that you thought you had forgotten: · These old pictures really bring back some memories.· It's years since I heard any Beatles' music - it really takes me back.bring back memories of something: · The order and discipline of the job brought back memories of his army days.take somebody back to something: · Staying in my old bedroom again takes me back to my childhood.
formal to remind someone of how they felt at a particular time in the past by producing a particular feeling, emotion, or memory in them: · The movie evokes a simpler time when life was less complicated.· David hardly needed any encouragement to visit the sea, since it still evoked for him the happiest memories.
if something such as a poem, a painting, or an image is evocative , it makes people remember a particular part of their past by producing a particular feeling, emotion, or memory in them: · The air was full of evocative smells of flowers and freshly cut grass.evocative of: · The painting was evocative of all the sun and bright colours of Provence.
if memories come flooding back , you suddenly remember them in a detailed way because of something that has happened: · As I began my speech all my teenage insecurities came flooding back. · He hadn't expected to see her, but he was surprised at how quickly memories of Paris came flooding back.
to make you remember unpleasant experiences from the past if someone drags up or rakes up things from the past that you would prefer to forget, they start talking about them and make you remember them: drag/rake something up: · I said I was sorry, so I don't want you to keep raking it up again.drag/rake up something: · I don't know why you insist on dragging the past up every time we get together.
if an event or course of action opens old wounds , it reminds someone of an unpleasant experience from the past: · I'd prefer not to see my ex-wife - it will just open old wounds.· The spy trial has reopened old wounds in the immigrant community.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
(=used when something has just made you remember something you were going to say or do) Oh, that reminds me, I saw Jenny in town today.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB Oh, that reminds me, I saw Jenny in town today.· The shape of Cancer always reminds me of a very dim and ghostly Orion.· In high spirits, then, I would return, unharmed, unmolested, as I would always remind myself.· He was always reminding her about that. ` I know.· His father always reminding him as he left for the bank that it smelled like money.· He had impeccable manners that somehow always reminded you of an older, bygone age.· His head bobbed on top of his big body and his face always reminded me of Yogi Bear.· Well, anyway, as you're always reminding me, I've got Hugh.· And the nurses always reminded her that he was used to it.
· I am not sure I want to be constantly reminded of my age, anyway.· Managers, and almost everyone else, constantly remind shareholders they should invest for the long term.· I rebelled against this assumption, but was constantly reminded of it by my schoolmates and the adults I met.· She will constantly remind you that succeeding in those relationships is far more important than making a million bucks.· The instructors walk around with weapons on their belts and constantly remind their pupils to don their ear protectors.· The client is also constantly reminded to study and learn the sensation of tension, to develop awareness in the resting state.· One is constantly reminded that life is short, so I suppose I should.· Perhaps the fallen girls might behave better if they were not constantly reminded how different they were.
NOUN· I remind the House that couples in the intimate atmosphere of engagement sometimes find that pregnancy arises and the shotgun marriage follows.· I remind the House that multiple questions lead to multiple answers and take up time.· I remind the House that we are not alone in doing so.· I must remind the House that we have a busy day ahead of us, including a ten-minute Bill motion.
· Please, once again, remind all your present members to renew membership and try to enrol as many new members as possible.· He seldom interrupted others unless his schedule reminded him that a member of the staff was having a birthday.· It is very helpful if the renewal cards can be used, so please take the opportunity to remind all class members.· Vickie concludes the meeting by reminding team members of the date and time of the next meeting.· No one ever reminds a member of Famlio of this coincidence.
· It is interesting to see a professional historian reminding the reader explicitly of the relevance of his facts, analysis and discussion.· In 25-page white papers, place a summary at the end to remind your reader of key points.· Perhaps it is as well to remind the reader here of the nature of the epiphysis.· Genesis 36 reminds its readers that Esau was the ancestor of the Edomites.· The conclusion should remind the reader of what you have accomplished.· To remind the reader of the nature of these two choices they are repeated below.· The purpose of the conclusion is to remind the reader of what you have accomplished during the essay.· In a critical article written several years ago, Townsend concluded by reminding his readers what Tawney had written in 1913.
VERB· They kept reminding themselves that learning new skills does require that they slow down.· I keep having to remind her of the thread of our conversation.· Up until now Piggy has kept Ralph steady, reminding him of his responsibilities and priorities.· And I want to keep a few things to remind me of Billy.· It was late afternoon, she had to keep reminding herself, even though her body-clock seemed stubbornly convinced it was bedtime.· But, as Mr Malik kept reminding him, this was not the target audience of the school.· I had to keep reminding myself of that.
· In this context, let us remind ourselves of the key aspects of their position.· Well, why not? Let Marion be reminded of what she had cast away.
· Firstly we would like to remind you that all who are teaching are expected to participate in further training.· Children will enjoy her peeping and entering; some adults may like to remind their children that Goldilocks is expelled for it.· The Edinburgh library staff would like to remind users that there are still books on loan under the old manual system.· Ranger Dave Hutson likes to remind visitors how lucky they are compared to James White, who first mapped the cave.· Jett doesn't like to be reminded of its patriotic overtones.· She didn't like being reminded of her nice, safe, middle-class upbringing.· Mrs. Heal Conservative Members do not like to be reminded of what is going wrong.· C: I really like this, it reminds me of a John Carpenter soundtrack and I really like his stuff.
· July brings confusion to your romance and you may need to remind yourself why you're in love!· All he needed was to remind himself.· He needs to be reminded again of his companions' great skills.· He needed to be reminded of the way the world was arranged.· But I don't need to remind you that we're here to collect for display groups in the Sherman Museum.· Why do we need to be reminded about the eradication of time all the time?· First need to remind ourselves that in the Fourth Gospel, the Gospel of John, there are no birth stories.· Readers will not need to be reminded of Keynes's objections to that theory of labour market adjustment!
· Bjornsson explains in a way which serves to remind us that the mathematical precision of a readability formula may be misleading.· But the mantra serves mainly to remind me of my deep attachment to the nubble.· Such arguments serve to remind us that scientific management has right-wing as well as left-wing critics.· For now, they serve as landmarks to remind us of the stimulation results.· A recent pronouncement by a former Education Minister serves to remind us of the kind of thinking we must guard against.· The word serves to remind us of the importance of that element so far not introduced into the discussion: diplomacy.· Harsh overhead lighting will only serve to remind you both of an operating theatre or a visit to the dentist!· But the mention of Wilde also serves to remind us that social purity never succeeded in totally silencing its opponents.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Birds have never been one of my major interests, I need hardly say.
- How I welcomed Night Duty, I need hardly say.
- I need hardly say how heartily I sympathize with the purposes of the Audubon Society.
- I need hardly say that I don't care to have things so.
- I need hardly say that my wife's first impression of Lewis differed somewhat from my own.
- Mr Bawn, I need hardly tell you, is a man of considerable dignity and I would not leave him here.
- Type 4 I need hardly say how glad I am.
WORD FAMILYnounmindminderreminderadjectivemindlessmindedmindfulverbmindremindadverbmindlessly
1to make someone remember something that they must do: Yes, I’ll be there. Thanks for reminding me.remind somebody about something The girls constantly had to be reminded about their chores.remind somebody to do something Remind me to buy some milk tonight.remind somebody (that) Mrs Welland reminded her son that they still had several people to see.that reminds me (=used when something has just made you remember something you were going to say or do) Oh, that reminds me, I saw Jenny in town today.remind yourself I reminded myself to watch them closely. He made a few notes to remind himself of what he wanted to say.2to make someone remember someone that they know or something that happened in the pastremind somebody of something That song always reminds me of our first date.remind somebody (of) what/how etc I was reminded how lucky I was.3don’t remind me spoken used in a joking way when someone has mentioned something that embarrasses or annoys you: ‘We’ve got a test tomorrow.’ ‘Don’t remind me!’4let me remind you/may I remind you (that) spoken formal used to emphasize a warning or criticism: Let me remind you that you are expected to arrive on time.remind somebody of somebody/something phrasal verb to seem similar to someone or something else: The landscape reminded her of Scotland. Corinne reminds me of myself when I was her age.GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveRemind someone of is not used in the progressive. You say: · He reminds me of Pete. ✗Don’t say: He is reminding me of Pete.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS