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# remind

«remind» in Mova's school dictionary: **to help them remember something they should do or know** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (remind, reminds, reminded, reminding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To remind someone is to help them remember something they should do or know. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/#m1)

2) If something reminds you of something else, it makes you think of it because they are alike or connected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and school, teachers remind pupils about homework, kit and trips; you can set a reminder or write a note. In stories, a smell or song may remind a character of the past. In manners, a gentle reminder is kinder than a telling-off. Phrases: remind someone to do something, remind someone about something, remind someone of someone/something, a reminder, that reminds me.

### examples

- Remind me to bring my PE kit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/#x1)
- Mum reminded us to brush our teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/#x2)
- This song reminds me of our holiday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/#x3)
- You remind me of your grandad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/#x4)
- The teacher reminded us about the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/#x5)
- That reminds me — I have a letter for you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/#x6)
- I wrote a reminder on my hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/#x7)

### note

Remind someone TO do; remind someone ABOUT a thing; remind someone OF something alike. "Remember" is what you do yourself; "remind" is what someone does to help you: "Remind me so I remember." Noun: reminder.

### In the corpora

- [«The sign of “The Red Lion”» reminds him «that he had not breakfasted that day».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon/18/)
- [Being patient and reminding kindly helps a forgetful grandparent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families/7/)
- [A pet depends on you, so a chore like feeding it must be done every day, without being reminded.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/4/)
- [If a friend has not paid you back, you remind them kindly and ask a parent for advice if it continues.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/262-prices-change-and-borrowing/10/)
- [A timer or alarm reminds you when you must go home.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/263-clocks-calendars-and-planning/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «remind» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.