"remind" meaning in English

See remind in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /rəˈmaɪnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-remind.wav [UK] Forms: remind [canonical], reminds [third-person, singular], reminded [past], reminded [past, participle], reminding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you remind somebody of something, you tell them something they already know to make them think about it again.
    Sense id: simple-remind-en-verb-80A065~v
  2. If x reminds you of y, x makes you think about y, usually because x and y are similar.
    Sense id: simple-remind-en-verb-eBxcognX
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