reminisce

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US /ˌrɛməˈnɪs/ UK /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/
verb noun Freq #26682

Meanings

  1. 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

  2. 2
    verb

    To remember fondly; to reminisce about.

    And now when life begins to get the best of me I reminisce these childhood memories

  3. 3
    noun

    An act of reminiscence.

    I met up with Alastair McQueen [former Mirror colleague] and we had a reminisce.

  4. 4
    verb

    recall the past

  5. 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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Thesaurus

Word family
Derived forms reminiscerreminiscingly
Related forms rememberreminiscencereminiscentreminiscential

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