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# remind

verb (remind, reminds, reminded, reminding)

«remind» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To remind someone is to help them remember something they should do or know. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/#m2)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «remind» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«remind» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/remind.html) on Mova free.