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put in mind

idiom
Meaning

To encourage or inspire someone to follow a certain course of action.


Examples
SIMPLE

That song puts me in mind of my childhood home.

CONTEXTUAL

The smell of fresh bread puts me in mind of the bakery my grandmother used to own.

COMPLEX

The stark, desolate landscape put him in mind of the stories his father once told him about the long journey across the mountains.

Anchors to
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  1. 01

    bear in mind

    To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.

  2. 02

    blow someone's mind

    To astonish someone; to flabbergast someone.

  3. 03

    bored out of one's mind

    Extremely bored.

  4. 04

    cast one's mind back

    To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past.

  5. 05

    change one's mind

    To decide differently than one had decided before.

  6. 06

    change someone's mind

    To convince someone to make a choice or develop a preference differing from their previous one.

  7. 07

    close one's mind

    To refuse to understand things.

  8. 08

    come to mind

    To appear in one's thoughts.

Last updated April 17, 2026