reminisce
C1
verb
noun
Freq #26682
Meanings
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1
verb
To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.
But in the blink of an eye, you kissed me goodbye And I reminisced of a better time
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2
verb
To remember fondly; to reminisce about.
And now when life begins to get the best of me I reminisce these childhood memories
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3
noun
An act of reminiscence.
I met up with Alastair McQueen [former Mirror colleague] and we had a reminisce.
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4
verb
recall the past
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5
verb
To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories.
Etymology
Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“remember”).
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Derived forms
reminiscerreminiscingly