Remember and remind both involve memory, but one is something you do, and the other is something you do for someone else.
Remember means to recall something in your own mind.
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Remind means to help someone else remember something.
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| remember | remind | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the remembering? | You, in your own mind | Someone else, because of you |
| Needs an object? | No object needed | Yes, remind someone |
| Simple test | "I remember" means it's in my memory | "Remind me" means help my memory |
You remember something yourself. You remind someone else. If a person comes right after the verb, you want remind.
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