Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense reminisces, present participle reminiscing, past tense, past participle reminisced
verb
If you reminisce about something from your past, you write or talk about it, often with pleasure.
[formal]
Ray and I ate our meal and reminisced about the trip. [Vabout]
I don't like reminiscing because it makes me feel old. [VERB]
[Also VERB with quote]
Synonyms: recall, remember, look back, hark back More Synonyms of reminisce
reminisce in British English
(ˌrɛmɪˈnɪs)
verb
(intransitive)
to talk or write about old times, past experiences, etc
reminisce in American English
(ˌrɛməˈnɪs)
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˌremiˈnisced or ˌremiˈniscing
to think, talk, or write about remembered events or experiences
Word origin
back-form. < reminiscence
Examples of 'reminisce' in a sentence
reminisce
They were reminiscing about characters they knew at school.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He gave me a hug and wanted to reminisce about how things were left.
The Sun (2013)
This time of family reminiscing opens windows into family life and the character and interests of the deceased.
Christianity Today (2000)
Love can play a stronger role in your life now that you are no longer reminiscing about your past.
The Sun (2014)
You will reminisce about times gone by but don't linger too long.
The Sun (2015)
Four former high school friends reminisce about their pasts when they meet up 20 years on.
The Sun (2009)
Live in the past Older people often like reminiscing about their youth.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We all actually had a really good time talking and reminiscing about Stephen.
The Sun (2010)
We'd reminisce about how time had flown.
The Sun (2016)
She seemed to reminisce about the keenest of her memories, for her face was alive with old hurts and pleasures.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
I have so many memories of that time, but reminiscing is tiring.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It was going well, reminiscing about the past, laughing at all the silliness of a time gone by.
The Sun (2015)
While recalling their years of friendship and memories of his 50-year marriage, they also reminisce about their own life experiences.
The Sun (2008)
After his death, I found myself reminiscing about the times we shared together.
The Sun (2014)
A mother visits a daughter in hospital who is recovering from an operation, and for a few days they reminisce about people they used to know.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Instead older workers will gradually fade away as hours get shorter, appearances in the office less frequent and office time is spent reminiscing, not working.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
reminisce
British English: reminisce VERB
If you reminisce about something from your past, you write or talk about it, often with pleasure.
I don't like reminiscing because it makes me feel old.
American English: reminisce
Brazilian Portuguese: relembrar velhas histórias
Chinese: 缅怀往事
European Spanish: recordar viejos tiempos
French: raconter ses souvenirs
German: in Erinnerungen schwelgen
Italian: lasciarsi andare ai ricordi
Japanese: 思い出を語る
Korean: 추억에 잠기다
European Portuguese: relembrar velhas histórias
Latin American Spanish: recordar viejas historias
(verb)
Definition
to talk or write about old times or past experiences
We reminisced about the trip.
Synonyms
recall
I recalled the way they had been dancing together.
remember
He was remembering the old days.
look back
hark back
review
Review all the information you need.
think back
recollect
She spoke with warmth when she recollected the doctor who had treated her.
live in the past
go over in the memory
Additional synonyms
in the sense of recollect
Definition
to remember
She spoke with warmth when she recollected the doctor who had treated her.
Synonyms
remember,
mind (dialect),
recall,
reminisce,
summon up,
call to mind,
place
in the sense of remember
Definition
to become aware of (something forgotten) again
He was remembering the old days.
Synonyms
recall,
think back to,
recollect,
reminisce about,
retain,
recognize,
call up,
look back on,
hark back to,
summon up,
call to mind,
cast your mind back to
in the sense of review
Definition
to look back upon (a period of time or sequence of events)