bring to mind

Idioms and Phrases

Cause to be remembered, as in The film brought to mind the first time I ever climbed a mountain . This idiom, first recorded in 1433, appears in Robert Burns's familiar “Auld Lang Syne” (1788), in which the poet asks if old times should never be brought to mind . Also see come to mind .

Example Sentences

All of those candidate contortions bring to mind a line from Hamlet: To thine own self be true.

From Los Angeles Times

Beyond the sparsely appointed lobby is a warren of fluorescent-lighted hallways and antiseptic rooms that bring to mind a high school chemistry class.

From Los Angeles Times

These are obviously classic flavors and ingredient combinations, which bring to mind those steampots that various seafood chains sell, oftentimes containing seafood of all sorts, plus corn, potatoes and sometimes sausage.

From Salon

Though its premise makes it unavoidably political, “The Veil” is only, one might say, incidentally so, no more interested in actual geopolitics or ideology than “Ronin,” which the Paris locations bring to mind, or “The 39 Steps.”

From Los Angeles Times

The holiday commemorates the escape of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt during ancient times, a story that is told during a Seder, a ritual meal, which is also meant to bring to mind the suffering of others who are oppressed.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• admonish
• advise
• caution
• emphasize
• mention
• note
• point out
• prod
• prompt
• recall
• remember
• stress
• suggest
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