Remember or remind?

If we remember someone or something, we keep that person or thing in our mind or we bring that person or thing back to our mind:

I will always remember you. You have helped me so much.

Not: I will always remind you.

Suddenly I remembered that I had promised to ring my mother.

Remember + to-infinitive means that we don’t forget to do something:

Remember to save your work often, just in case your computer crashes.

Remember + the -ing form of a verb means ‘have a memory of something we did or of something that happened in the past’:

I remember meeting her once. It must have been about five years ago.

Not: I remember to meet her once …

She said she didn’t remember getting an email from him.

We can also use remember + object + to when we ask someone to ‘give regards to’ or ‘say hello to’ someone:

A:

Remember me to your parents when you see them.

B:

I will. They always ask about you.

If a person or thing reminds you of someone or something, they make you think of that person or thing, or they resemble that person or thing:

That song always reminds me of the time I fell in love with an Italian girl.

Not: … always remembers me of the time …

Jason reminded me of my father. They had the same eyes and the same way of talking.

Not: Jason reminded me my father.

If we remind someone to do something or about something, we make them remember it or help them not to forget it:

He’s probably forgotten he was supposed to be here at 6. Shall I ring him and remind him?

Remind me to email Tony today; otherwise I’ll probably forget.

Not: Remember me to email Tony today;