Remind — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

put in the mind of someone

assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻmˈaɪnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪmˈaɪnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪmˈaɪnd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻmˈaɪnd/.

Examples

Remind me to call Mother

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prompt cue

Parts of Speech

verb	put in the mind of someone “Remind me to call Mother”
verb	assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

Word Forms

reminder	noun	an experience that causes you to remember something
prompt	noun	a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
prompter	noun	someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech
prompting	noun	a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
cue	noun	an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erinnern

jemandem in den Sinn bringen

🇫🇷French

rappeler

mettre dans l'esprit de quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

recordar

poner en la mente de alguien

🇮🇹Italian

ricordare

mettere nella mente di qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

herinneren

in iemands gedachten steken

🇵🇹Portuguese

lembrar

colocar na mente de alguém

🇷🇺Russian

напоминать

вложить в память кому-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

याद दिलाना

किसी के मन में डालना

🇧🇩Bengali

মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া

কারো মনে রাখা

🇮🇳Tamil

நினைவூட்டு

யாரோ மனதில் வைத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

గుర్తు చేయండి

ఒకరి మనస్సులో ఉంచారు

🇮🇳Marathi

आठवण करून द्या

एखाद्याच्या मनात ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

યાદ કરાવવું

કોઈના મગજમાં મૂકો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆನಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓർമ്മിപ്പിക്കുക

ഒരാളുടെ മനസ്സിൽ ഇട്ടു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਾਦ ਕਰਾਉਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

یاد دلانا

کسی کے ذہن میں ڈالنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提醒

放在某人的心里

🇯🇵Japanese

思い出させる

誰かの心に入れて

🇰🇷Korean

상기시키다

누군가의 마음에 새기다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhắc lại

đặt vào tâm trí của ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

เตือน

ใส่ไว้ในใจของใครบางคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengingatkan

masukkan ke dalam pikiran seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

paalalahanan

ilagay sa isip ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

ingatkan

dimasukkan ke dalam fikiran seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتذكر

وضعت في ذهن شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

یادآوری کنید

در ذهن کسی گذاشتن

🇹🇷Turkish

hatırlatmak

birinin aklına koymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַזכִּיר

לשים במוחו של מישהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'remind'?

The primary meaning of 'remind' is 'put in the mind of someone'.

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Using 'remind' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'remind' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'remind' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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