reminder

«reminder» in Mova's school dictionary: a note, message or sign that helps you remember something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a reminder, reminders)

meaning for a pupil

1) A reminder is a note, message or sign that helps you remember something. tree →

2) A reminder is something that makes you think of a person, place or event from the past. tree →

3) A reminder is a letter or message telling you that something, like a bill, still has to be done or paid. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school life teachers send reminders about trips, homework and PE kit; phones give reminders. In stories a photo or object is a reminder of someone. Phrases: «a gentle reminder», «a reminder of», «set a reminder», «as a reminder».

examples

• Just a reminder: bring your PE kit tomorrow. tree →
• I set a reminder on Mum's phone. tree →
• The scar is a reminder of the day I fell off my bike. tree →
• The library sent a reminder that my book was late. tree →
• Write a reminder on your hand. tree →
• The statue is a reminder of the soldiers who died. tree →
• The teacher gave us a reminder about the spelling test. tree →

note

Countable: a reminder, reminders. From «remind» + -er. Do not confuse with «remainder» (what is left over, as in division) — an a changes the meaning: 13 ÷ 4 = 3 remainder 1.

In the corpora

• Reminders, like a note or an alarm, help people keep promises when they are forgetful.
• Scars from fights are reminders of pain and fear, not prizes.
• Keeping small reminders of good times, like notes or photos, can help on sad days.
• Forgetting things is normal; a system such as a notes page or a reminder board on the fridge helps more than blaming yourself.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «reminder» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.