remind
re- + mind
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/icons/point.icon REMEMBER, RECOLLECT, RECALL, REMIND, REMINISCE mean to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind.
REMEMBER implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled.
e.g. remembers that day as though it were yesterday
RECOLLECT implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered.
e.g. as near as I can recollect
RECALL suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech.
e.g. can't recall the words of the song
REMIND suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity.
e.g. that reminds me of a story
REMINISCE implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone.
e.g. old college friends like to reminisce
verb with object
cause (someone) to remember someone or something:
〖remind A about B/of B〗 〈人が〉A〈人〉にB〈しなければならないことなど〉を思い出させる, 気づかせる
e.g. he would have forgotten the boy's birthday if you hadn't reminded him
e.g. with object and direct speech : “You had an accident,” he reminded her.
(remind someone of) cause someone to think of (something) because of a resemblance or likeness:
〖remind A of B/wh節〗 〈物･事が〉A〈人〉にB〈過去の出来事など〉を［…かを］思い出させる
e.g. his impassive, fierce stare reminded her of an owl.
bring something, especially a commitment or necessary course of action, to the attention of (someone):
〖remind A to do/that節/wh句〗 〈人などが〉A〈人〉に…することを［…ということを, …かを］気づかせる
e.g. with object and clause : the bartender reminded them that singing was not permitted
e.g. with object and infinitive : she reminded me to be respectful.
ORIGIN
mid 17th century: from re-‘again’ + the verb mind, probably suggested by obsolete rememorate, in the same sense.