remind someone about someone or something

remind someone about someone or something
remind someone about someone or something
to cause someone to remember someone or something. •

Will you please remind me about Fred? He's coming to visit next week.

I will remind you about your appointments for today.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • remind — re|mind [ rı maınd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to tell someone again about an event from the past or about a fact that they used to know: I can t think of his name can you remind me? remind someone of/about something: Can you remind us about your… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • remind */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈmaɪnd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms remind : present tense I/you/we/they remind he/she/it reminds present participle reminding past tense reminded past participle reminded 1) to tell someone again about an event from the past or about …   English dictionary

  • remind — /rI maInd/ verb (T) 1 to make someone remember something that they must do: I must pay the gas bill. I ll put it here to remind me. | remind sb about sth: Will you remind me about that appointment? | remind sb to do sth: “Remind me to buy… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • remind — re|mind W2S1 [rıˈmaınd] v [T] 1.) to make someone remember something that they must do ▪ Yes, I ll be there. Thanks for reminding me. remind sb about sth ▪ The girls constantly had to be reminded about their chores. remind sb to do sth ▪ Remind… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • remind — [[t]rɪma͟ɪnd[/t]] ♦♦♦ reminds, reminding, reminded 1) VERB If someone reminds you of a fact or event that you already know about, they say something which makes you think about it. [V n of n] So she simply welcomed him and reminded him of the… …   English dictionary

  • about — I adj. (cannot stand alone) ready 1) about to + inf. (the performance is about to begin) willing (colloq.) (AE) 2) not about to + inf. (we are not about to stop now; we are not about to be taken in by their campaign promises) misc. 3) to set… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • remind*/*/ — [rɪˈmaɪnd] verb [T] to help someone to remember something Can you remind us about your plans for the building?[/ex] Remind Jenny to bring my CD when she comes.[/ex] She reminded me that we had met before.[/ex] I need the notes to remind me what… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • refresh someone's memory — refresh someone’s memory phrase to make someone remember something Don’t you remember what you said? Let me refresh your memory. Thesaurus: to cause someone to remembersynonym Main entry: refresh * * * refresh someone s memory : to remind someone …   Useful english dictionary

  • Addressing someone — When you talk to someone, you sometimes use their name. You can sometimes use their title, if they have one. Sometimes you use a word that shows how you feel about them, for example darling or idiot . Words used to address people are called… …   Useful english dictionary

  • addressing someone — When you talk to someone, you sometimes use their name. You can sometimes use their title, if they have one. Sometimes you use a word that shows how you feel about them, for example darling or idiot . Words used to address people are called… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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