remind

/ri-ˈmīnd/

verb

  1. to put in mind of something : cause to remember

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. recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered.

idiom

  1. to cause (someone) to remember (something)

  2. to cause (someone) to think of (a similar person or thing)

I reminded him of his promise to help me.

idiom

  1. —used in response to being told about something that one is trying not to think about because it's something unpleasant