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# reminder

noun (a reminder, reminders)

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

## Everyday

1. A reminder is a note, message or sign that helps you remember something. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#m3)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x1)
- I set a reminder on Mum's phone. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x3)
- The library sent a reminder that my book was late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x4)
- Write a reminder on your hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x5)
- The statue is a reminder of the soldiers who died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/#x6)
- The teacher gave us a reminder about the spelling test. [tree →](https://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 Jewish tradition

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

- Marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume will appear in this file - a reminder of this book's long journey from the publisher to a library and finally to you. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reminder/#x1)
- The appearance of this root in the SY’s introductory paragraph serves as a reminder that although we embark upon a text rich in vivid, grounded symbolism—even anthropomorphism—we should not hasten to take such symbolic language overly literally. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reminder/#x2)

### 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.

## On Mova

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