put someone in mind of
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Meaning · English
Remind someone of something or someone
Literally: place someone in memory of
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Your rather subjective critique of Tony Ryan and GPA (‘ GPA comes down to earth’, May) puts me in mind of Brendan Behan's description of critics: ‘ They are the eunuchs in a harem.
She put her in mind of a favourite painting her father had possessed, a portrait of Mary Zambaco by Burne - Jones, and which had hung in the hall of the family home in Hendon.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “put someone in mind of” mean?
Remind someone of something or someone Literally: place someone in memory of
Is “put someone in mind of” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.