reminisce

CEFRC1

/ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To talk or think about pleasant past events.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To remember fondly; to reminisce about.

Examples

  • Combat soldiers during peaceful moments like to reminisce of their halcyon days.

  • My grandfather loves to reminisce about his youth.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories.

  2. To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An act of reminiscence.

More examples

In context

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

  • They like to reminisce.

  • But in the blink of an eye, you kissed me goodbye And I reminisced of a better time

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Old friends like to blank about their fun times in college together.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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