Tra từ remind - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

re‧mind S1 W2 /rɪˈmaɪnd/ verb [TRANSITIVE]
[Word Family: noun: mind, minder, reminder; adjective: mindless, minded, mindful; verb: mind, remind; adverb: mindlessly]
1. to make someone remember something that they must do:
　 ▪ Yes, I’ll be there. Thanks for reminding me.
remind somebody about something
　 ▪ The girls constantly had to be reminded about their chores.
remind somebody to do something
　 ▪ Remind me to buy some milk tonight.
remind somebody (that)
　 ▪ Mrs Welland reminded her son that they still had several people to see.
that reminds me (=used when something has just made you remember something you were going to say or do)
　 ▪ Oh, that reminds me, I saw Jenny in town today.
remind yourself
　 ▪ I reminded myself to watch them closely.
　 ▪ He made a few notes to remind himself of what he wanted to say.

2. to make someone remember someone that they know or something that happened in the past
remind somebody of something
　 ▪ That song always reminds me of our first date.
remind somebody (of) what/how etc
　 ▪ I was reminded how lucky I was.

3. don’t remind me
spoken used in a joking way when someone has mentioned something that embarrasses or annoys you:
　 ▪ ‘We’ve got a test tomorrow.’ ‘Don’t remind me!’

4. let me remind you/may I remind you (that)
spoken formal used to emphasize a warning or criticism:
　 ▪ Let me remind you that you are expected to arrive on time.
remind somebody of somebody/something phrasal verb [NOT IN PROGRESSIVE]
to seem similar to someone or something else:
　 ▪ The landscape reminded her of Scotland.
　 ▪ Corinne reminds me of myself when I was her age.

verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
always
▪ The shape of Cancer always reminds me of a very dim and ghostly Orion.
▪ In high spirits, then, I would return, unharmed, unmolested, as I would always remind myself.
▪ He was always reminding her about that. ` I know.
▪ His father always reminding him as he left for the bank that it smelled like money.
▪ He had impeccable manners that somehow always reminded you of an older, bygone age.
▪ His head bobbed on top of his big body and his face always reminded me of Yogi Bear.
▪ Well, anyway, as you're always reminding me, I've got Hugh.
▪ And the nurses always reminded her that he was used to it.
constantly
▪ I am not sure I want to be constantly reminded of my age, anyway.
▪ Managers, and almost everyone else, constantly remind shareholders they should invest for the long term.
▪ I rebelled against this assumption, but was constantly reminded of it by my schoolmates and the adults I met.
▪ She will constantly remind you that succeeding in those relationships is far more important than making a million bucks.
▪ The instructors walk around with weapons on their belts and constantly remind their pupils to don their ear protectors.
▪ The client is also constantly reminded to study and learn the sensation of tension, to develop awareness in the resting state.
▪ One is constantly reminded that life is short, so I suppose I should.
▪ Perhaps the fallen girls might behave better if they were not constantly reminded how different they were.
NOUN
house
▪ I remind the House that couples in the intimate atmosphere of engagement sometimes find that pregnancy arises and the shotgun marriage follows.
▪ I remind the House that multiple questions lead to multiple answers and take up time.
▪ I remind the House that we are not alone in doing so.
▪ I must remind the House that we have a busy day ahead of us, including a ten-minute Bill motion.
member
▪ Please, once again, remind all your present members to renew membership and try to enrol as many new members as possible.
▪ He seldom interrupted others unless his schedule reminded him that a member of the staff was having a birthday.
▪ It is very helpful if the renewal cards can be used, so please take the opportunity to remind all class members.
▪ Vickie concludes the meeting by reminding team members of the date and time of the next meeting.
▪ No one ever reminds a member of Famlio of this coincidence.
reader
▪ It is interesting to see a professional historian reminding the reader explicitly of the relevance of his facts, analysis and discussion.
▪ In 25-page white papers, place a summary at the end to remind your reader of key points.
▪ Perhaps it is as well to remind the reader here of the nature of the epiphysis.
▪ Genesis 36 reminds its readers that Esau was the ancestor of the Edomites.
▪ The conclusion should remind the reader of what you have accomplished.
▪ To remind the reader of the nature of these two choices they are repeated below.
▪ The purpose of the conclusion is to remind the reader of what you have accomplished during the essay.
▪ In a critical article written several years ago, Townsend concluded by reminding his readers what Tawney had written in 1913.
VERB
keep
▪ They kept reminding themselves that learning new skills does require that they slow down.
▪ I keep having to remind her of the thread of our conversation.
▪ Up until now Piggy has kept Ralph steady, reminding him of his responsibilities and priorities.
▪ And I want to keep a few things to remind me of Billy.
▪ It was late afternoon, she had to keep reminding herself, even though her body-clock seemed stubbornly convinced it was bedtime.
▪ But, as Mr Malik kept reminding him, this was not the target audience of the school.
▪ I had to keep reminding myself of that.
let
▪ In this context, let us remind ourselves of the key aspects of their position.
▪ Well, why not? Let Marion be reminded of what she had cast away.
like
▪ Firstly we would like to remind you that all who are teaching are expected to participate in further training.
▪ Children will enjoy her peeping and entering; some adults may like to remind their children that Goldilocks is expelled for it.
▪ The Edinburgh library staff would like to remind users that there are still books on loan under the old manual system.
▪ Ranger Dave Hutson likes to remind visitors how lucky they are compared to James White, who first mapped the cave.
▪ Jett doesn't like to be reminded of its patriotic overtones.
▪ She didn't like being reminded of her nice, safe, middle-class upbringing.
▪ Mrs. Heal Conservative Members do not like to be reminded of what is going wrong.
▪ C: I really like this, it reminds me of a John Carpenter soundtrack and I really like his stuff.
need
▪ July brings confusion to your romance and you may need to remind yourself why you're in love!
▪ All he needed was to remind himself.
▪ He needs to be reminded again of his companions' great skills.
▪ He needed to be reminded of the way the world was arranged.
▪ But I don't need to remind you that we're here to collect for display groups in the Sherman Museum.
▪ Why do we need to be reminded about the eradication of time all the time?
▪ First need to remind ourselves that in the Fourth Gospel, the Gospel of John, there are no birth stories.
▪ Readers will not need to be reminded of Keynes's objections to that theory of labour market adjustment!
serve
▪ Bjornsson explains in a way which serves to remind us that the mathematical precision of a readability formula may be misleading.
▪ But the mantra serves mainly to remind me of my deep attachment to the nubble.
▪ Such arguments serve to remind us that scientific management has right-wing as well as left-wing critics.
▪ For now, they serve as landmarks to remind us of the stimulation results.
▪ A recent pronouncement by a former Education Minister serves to remind us of the kind of thinking we must guard against.
▪ The word serves to remind us of the importance of that element so far not introduced into the discussion: diplomacy.
▪ Harsh overhead lighting will only serve to remind you both of an operating theatre or a visit to the dentist!
▪ But the mention of Wilde also serves to remind us that social purity never succeeded in totally silencing its opponents.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I need hardly say/tell/remind etc
▪ Birds have never been one of my major interests, I need hardly say.
▪ How I welcomed Night Duty, I need hardly say.
▪ I need hardly say how heartily I sympathize with the purposes of the Audubon Society.
▪ I need hardly say that I don't care to have things so.
▪ I need hardly say that my wife's first impression of Lewis differed somewhat from my own.
▪ Mr Bawn, I need hardly tell you, is a man of considerable dignity and I would not leave him here.
▪ Type 4 I need hardly say how glad I am.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Remind me to buy some batteries for my Walkman, OK?
▪ I'd better write this down to remind myself.
▪ I'd love to have lunch next Wednesday, but you'll have to remind me.
▪ I just want to remind you that your assignments must be completed by Friday.
▪ Oh that reminds me - I'm supposed to take Cheryl to the airport tomorrow.
▪ Pauline phoned to remind you about the party.
▪ Write down a few notes to remind yourself what you want to say.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Doing so directs their attention to their drinking and reminds them that they are trying to moderate their consumption.
▪ He had been warning Matilda, reminding her that she could still threaten Edmund's safety to ensure Isabel's obedience.
▪ Its teeth were as yellow as Mrs McCue's and in some strange way it reminded me a little of her.
▪ That way, when the yelling starts, you can remind yourself that it was your choice to work there.
▪ Until recently, the seventies were a widely hated era, and with wit and humor, Boogie Nights reminds us why.
▪ Yet Mansell-mania reminded some of Beatlemania in the Swinging Sixties.
▪ You've got no choice, he reminded himself.