Meanings
To cause someone to remember something.
کسی کو کچھ یاد کرنے کا سبب بنانا۔
یاد دلانا
yaad dilana
Common Collocations
- remind someone of something
- remind yourself
- remind me to...
Example Sentences
Please remind me to call her tomorrow.
براہ کرم مجھے کل اُس کو کال کرنے کی یاد دلانا۔
Barah-e-karam mujhe kal us ko call karne ki yaad dilana.
I need you to remind me before the meeting starts.
مجھے چاہیے کہ آپ مجھے میٹنگ شروع ہونے سے پہلے یاد دلائیں۔
Mujhe chahiye ke aap mujhe meeting shuru hone se pehle yaad dilain.
Can you remind him of the deadline?
کیا آپ اُسے آخری تاریخ کی یاد دلا سکتے ہیں؟
Kya aap use aakhri tareekh ki yaad dila sakte hain?
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💡 Memory Tip
Relate 'remind' with 're-mind' as it helps to refresh the mind.
Imagine a bell ringing, signaling an important memory to recall.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
یاد کی خوشبو سے ہر ایک محفل مہک اُٹھی،/ دل ہی دل میں راز کوئی سب کو یاد دلائے۔
Yaad ki khushboo se har aik mehfil mehak uthi, / Dil hi dil mein raaz koi sab ko yaad dilaye.
The fragrance of memory has filled every gathering, / In the heart, a secret makes everyone remember.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
یاد رکھو، بھولنے میں وقت نہیں لگتا۔
Yaad rakho, bhoolne mein waqt nahin lagta.
Remember, it does not take time to forget.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old French "reminder" — to remind, to call to mind
First known use: 14th century
The word 'remind' comes from the Old French 'reminder,' evolving through Middle English to current use.