send a reminder

Meaning

To dispatch a message, email, or notification to prompt someone to remember a task, meeting, or deadline. It is a common and polite way to follow up in professional settings.

Examples

• I will send a reminder to the team about tomorrow's meeting.

  I will send a reminder to the team about tomorrow's meeting.

• Could you please send a reminder to the client regarding the unpaid invoice?

  Could you please send a reminder to the client regarding the unpaid invoice?

• The system automatically sends a reminder twenty-four hours before the appointment.

  The system automatically sends a reminder twenty-four hours before the appointment.

• I need to send a reminder to myself to buy groceries after work.

  I need to send a reminder to myself to buy groceries after work.

• He forgot about the deadline because we didn't send a reminder.

  He forgot about the deadline because we didn't send a reminder.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I will remind a message to him.

  ✓ I will send a reminder to him.

  'Remind' is a verb that takes a person as an object, whereas 'send a reminder' is the complete action of sending a notification.

• ✗ Please send a remind to the client.

  ✓ Please send a reminder to the client.

  'Remind' is a verb; the noun form 'reminder' must be used after the verb 'send'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If they don't reply by Friday, I will ___.

  💡 Send a message to make them remember.

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  send a reminder

• Please ___ to all participants with the Zoom link.

  💡 Dispatch a notification.

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  send a reminder