Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
reminisce en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/ (UK, US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“to remember”).
Meanings
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(informal) An act of reminiscence.
I met up with Alastair McQueen [former Mirror colleague] and we had a reminisce.
2017, Alastair Campbell, Diaries Volume 6: From Blair to Brown, 2005 – 2007:
Forms
reminisce en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/ (UK, US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“to remember”).
Meanings
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(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
2022, Vane, “Six Feet Under”:
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(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
1992, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”, in Mecca and the Soul Brother:
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(India, transitive) To remember fondly; to reminisce about.
And now when life begins to get the best of me
I reminisce these childhood memories
1994, Iris Dement, "Childhood Memories" (on the album My Life)He reminisced the old Parvati who was now this Parvati.
2006, Amitava Bhattacharya, Selected Novels of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, page 34:She fondly reminisced the two years before marriage when Frank served in the US Army.
2012, Satish C. Bhatnagar, Epsilons and Deltas of Life: Everyday Stories, volume 1, page 16:
Forms
Deriveds
reminiscer · reminiscingly
Relateds
remember · hark back · reminiscent · reminiscence · reminiscential
Translations (44)
no mimre (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · el αναπολώ (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · cmn 懷舊 /怀旧 (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · hu emlékeiről mesél (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · es rememorar (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · cs vzpomenout (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · pl wspominać (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · fr se remémorer (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · ko 추억하다 (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · it rammentare (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · hu nosztalgiázik (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · hi याद करना (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · it ricordare (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · it rievocare (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · cs vzpomenout (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · es memorar (se de) (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · pl wspominać (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · it abbandonarsi ai ricordi (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · fi muistella (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · mi kōmanawa (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · fi muistella (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · de in Erinnerungen schwelgen (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · ru вспо́мнить (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · hu felidézi a múltat (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · cmn 敘舊 /叙旧 (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · pl wspomnieć (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · pl powspominać (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · pl wspomnieć (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · gd cuimhnich (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · fr évoquer des réminiscences (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · cmn 追憶 /追忆 (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · cs vzpomínat (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · ru вспо́мнить (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · cmn 緬懷 /缅怀 (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · cs vzpomínat (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · mi maumahara (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · ru вспомина́ть (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · no mimre (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · cmn 回憶 /回忆 (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · pl powspominać (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · gd cuimhnich (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · cmn 話舊 /话旧 (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically) · cmn 追憶 /追忆 (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories) · ru вспомина́ть (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically)