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# reminder

«reminder» in Mova's school dictionary: **a note, message or sign that helps you remember something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a reminder, reminders)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A reminder is a note, message or sign that helps you remember something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#m1)

2) A reminder is something that makes you think of a person, place or event from the past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#m2)

3) A reminder is a letter or message telling you that something, like a bill, still has to be done or paid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school life teachers send reminders about trips, homework and PE kit; phones give reminders. In stories a photo or object is a reminder of someone. Phrases: «a gentle reminder», «a reminder of», «set a reminder», «as a reminder».

### examples

- Just a reminder: bring your PE kit tomorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x1)
- I set a reminder on Mum's phone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x2)
- The scar is a reminder of the day I fell off my bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x3)
- The library sent a reminder that my book was late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x4)
- Write a reminder on your hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x5)
- The statue is a reminder of the soldiers who died. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x6)
- The teacher gave us a reminder about the spelling test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x7)

### note

Countable: a reminder, reminders. From «remind» + -er. Do not confuse with «remainder» (what is left over, as in division) — an a changes the meaning: 13 ÷ 4 = 3 remainder 1.

### In the corpora

- [Reminders, like a note or an alarm, help people keep promises when they are forgetful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/358-promises-to-little-brothers-gran-dad-and-the-cat/22/)
- [Scars from fights are reminders of pain and fear, not prizes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/390-showing-off/31/)
- [Keeping small reminders of good times, like notes or photos, can help on sad days.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/462-sleepovers-and-inside-jokes/37/)
- [Forgetting things is normal; a system such as a notes page or a reminder board on the fridge helps more than blaming yourself.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/5-when-it-was-my-fault-owning-up-and-making-it-right/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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