remind

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To make someone remember something they need to do or know.

   Please remind me to call the dentist tomorrow.

2. 2
   verb

   To make someone think of something or someone because of a similarity.

   This song reminds me of my childhood.

From mid 17th century, equivalent to re- + mind (“to remember”). Probably suggested by obsolete rememorate with the same sense. Displaced Old English myndgian.

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