reminisce

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ˌɹɛm.ɨˈnɪs/

Verb

reminisce (reminisces, present participle reminiscing; past and past participle reminisced)

1. (intransitive) To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.
2. (intransitive) To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories.
3. (transitive, India) To remember fondly; to reminisce about.
   • 2006, Amitava Bhattacharya, Selected Novels of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee (page 34)

     He reminisced the old Parvati who was now this Parvati.

   • 2012, Satish C. Bhatnagar, Epsilons and Deltas of Life: Everyday Stories (volume 1, page 16)

     She fondly reminisced the two years before marriage when Frank served in the US Army.

Related terms

• remember
• reminiscence
• reminiscent
• reminiscential

Translations

• French: évoquer des réminiscences, se remémorer
• Italian: rammentare
• Russian: вспомина́ть
• Spanish: añorar, rememorar

Translations

• Russian: вспомина́ть

Noun

reminisce (plural reminisces)

1. (informal) An act of reminiscence.

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