reminisce

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/(UK)

Definition of reminisce

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)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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verb

  1. (intransitive)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. (intransitive)To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories.
    “I strive to be live 'cause I got no choice / And run my own business like my Aunt Joyce / So Pete Rock hit me, nuff respect due / When they reminisce over you, listen”
  3. (India, transitive)To remember fondly; to reminisce about.
    “And now when life begins to get the best of me I reminisce these childhood memories”
    “He reminisced the old Parvati who was now this Parvati.”
    “She fondly reminisced the two years before marriage when Frank served in the US Army.”

noun

  1. (informal)An act of reminiscence.
    “I met up with Alastair McQueen [former Mirror colleague] and we had a reminisce.”

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Etymology

Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“to remember”).

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