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