reminisce

Meaning

Verb

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. (India, transitive) To remember fondly; to reminisce about.

Noun

An act of reminiscence.

Synonyms

recall

look back

recollect

remember

recapture

recount

reminiscence

retrace

retrospect

review

think

🤔

think back

think of

yearning

write one’s memoirs

commemorate

recollect again

conjure up

contemplate

meditate

Translations

αναπολώ

abbandonarsi ai ricordi

evocar el pasado

ξαναθυμάμαι

se remémorer

raconter ses souvenirs

évoquer des réminiscences

añorar

hatıralarını tekrarlamak

تذكّر

hatırlamak

recordar

rememorar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/

Etymology

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