"reminisce" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-reminisce.ogg [US] Forms: reminisces [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“remember”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*men-|id=think}} [Template:root], {{back-form|en|reminiscence}} Back-formation from reminiscence, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|reminīscēns}} Latin reminīscēns, {{m|la|reminiscor|reminīscor|remember}} reminīscor (“remember”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} reminisce (plural reminisces)
  1. (informal) An act of reminiscence. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Thinking
    Sense id: en-reminisce-en-noun-EpN6I4pw Disambiguation of Thinking: 34 12 20 34 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English back-formations: 13 29 30 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 36 21 30

Verb

IPA: /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-reminisce.ogg [US] Forms: reminisces [present, singular, third-person], reminiscing [participle, present], reminisced [participle, past], reminisced [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“remember”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*men-|id=think}} [Template:root], {{back-form|en|reminiscence}} Back-formation from reminiscence, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|reminīscēns}} Latin reminīscēns, {{m|la|reminiscor|reminīscor|remember}} reminīscor (“remember”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} reminisce (third-person singular simple present reminisces, present participle reminiscing, simple past and past participle reminisced)
  1. (intransitive) To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Thinking Translations (to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically): 回憶 (Chinese Mandarin), 回忆 (huíyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 追憶 (Chinese Mandarin), 追忆 (zhuīyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 緬懷 (Chinese Mandarin), 缅怀 (miǎnhuái) (Chinese Mandarin), 敘舊 (Chinese Mandarin), 叙旧 (xùjiù) (Chinese Mandarin), 話舊 (Chinese Mandarin), 话旧 (huàjiù) (Chinese Mandarin), 懷舊 (Chinese Mandarin), 怀旧 (huáijiù) (Chinese Mandarin), vzpomínat [imperfective] (Czech), vzpomenout [perfective] (Czech), muistella (Finnish), évoquer des réminiscences (French), se remémorer (French), in Erinnerungen schwelgen (German), αναπολώ (anapoló) (Greek), याद करना (yād karnā) (Hindi), felidézi a múltat (Hungarian), nosztalgiázik (Hungarian), rammentare (Italian), rievocare (Italian), ricordare (Italian), 추억하다 (chueokhada) (Korean), mimre (Norwegian), wspominać [imperfective] (Polish), wspomnieć [perfective] (Polish), powspominać [imperfective] (Polish), вспомина́ть (vspominátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вспо́мнить (vspómnitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), cuimhnich (Scottish Gaelic), añorar (Spanish), rememorar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-reminisce-en-verb-iFSu~i~G Disambiguation of Thinking: 34 12 20 34 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English back-formations: 13 29 30 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 36 21 30 Disambiguation of 'to recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically': 72 25 3
  2. (intransitive) To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Thinking Translations (to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories): 追憶 (Chinese Mandarin), 追忆 (zhuīyì) (Chinese Mandarin), vzpomínat [imperfective] (Czech), vzpomenout [perfective] (Czech), muistella (Finnish), emlékeiről mesél (Hungarian), abbandonarsi ai ricordi (Italian), kōmanawa (Maori), maumahara (Maori), mimre (Norwegian), wspominać [imperfective] (Polish), wspomnieć [perfective] (Polish), powspominać [imperfective] (Polish), вспомина́ть (vspominátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вспо́мнить (vspómnitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), cuimhnich (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-reminisce-en-verb-Qe5GdwZC Disambiguation of Thinking: 34 12 20 34 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English back-formations: 13 29 30 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 36 21 30 Disambiguation of 'to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories': 25 74 2
  3. (transitive, chiefly India) To remember fondly; to reminisce about. Tags: India, transitive Categories (topical): Thinking
    Sense id: en-reminisce-en-verb-7q6ZMG7U Disambiguation of Thinking: 34 12 20 34 Categories (other): Indian English, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 13 29 30 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 36 21 30 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 23 23 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: remember, reminiscence, reminiscent, reminiscential

Inflected forms

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    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- (think)",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "expansion": "[Template:root]",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "reminiscence"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation from reminiscence",
      "name": "back-form"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "undefined derivations"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "cln"
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        "1": "en",
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      },
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      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "reminiscor",
        "3": "reminīscor",
        "4": "remember"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "reminisces",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "reminisce (plural reminisces)",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2017, Alastair Campbell, Diaries Volume 6: From Blair to Brown, 2005 – 2007",
          "text": "I met up with Alastair McQueen [former Mirror colleague] and we had a reminisce.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "An act of reminiscence."
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        "(informal) An act of reminiscence."
      ],
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        "informal"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
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}

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