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Definition of reminisce verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reminisce

verb
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪs/
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪs/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reminisce
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪs/
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪs/
he / she / it reminisces
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪsɪz/
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪsɪz/
past simple reminisced
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪst/
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪst/
past participle reminisced
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪst/
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪst/
-ing form reminiscing
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪsɪŋ/
 
/ˌremɪˈnɪsɪŋ/
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  1. reminisce (about something/somebody) to think, talk or write about a happy time in your past
    • We spent a happy evening reminiscing about the past.
    Topics Life stagesc1
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: back-formation from reminiscence.
See reminisce in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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