Meaning of call to mind | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To intentionally think about; to reflect upon.
2. To cause to think about; to evoke.

Equivalents

Examples

“[…]she could take⟳ no rest⟳: for if she waked, she began to call⟳ to minde his beautie, and thinking to beguile such thoughts with sleepe, she then dreamed of his perfection[…]”

“And so father, calling to mind⟳ his death on the cross, and his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of all men; and […]”

“It is allowed that his tones are full and soft, and that his performance called to mind⟳ that of the celebrated Rhode;[…]”

“The painting calls to mind⟳ the description in Xenophon of how the animal was driven into the net and killed.”

“This sort⟳ of painting calls to mind⟳ what musicians call⟳ timbre.”

“The chopped mushrooms add⟳ depth to both the Waitrose and the Go-Go Vegan recipe, but what gives the latter some real clout on the flavour front is a teaspoon of Marmite. Vegetarian tweeter Jessica Edmonds tells me her boyfriend likes a similar recipe because "it tastes of Twiglets!". I'm with him – frankly, what's Christmas without a Twiglet? – but Annie Bell's goat's cheese has given me an idea for something even more festive. Stilton works brilliantly with parsnips, providing a savoury richness which feels a little more special than common or garden yeast extract. Blue cheese calls to mind⟳ the chestnuts used by Mary Berry of course, and now I'm on a roll, I pop in some sage and onion too, in a nod to the classic festive stuffing.”

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