Meaning & use

reminisce

verb·Academic

To think or talk fondly about pleasant memories from the past.

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The old friends spent the evening reminiscing about their college years together.

Grandpa loves to reminisce about the small farm where he grew up.

A note on using this word

Reminisce is intransitive and usually followed by about, as in reminisce about something, not reminisce something.

Words with a similar meaning

recollectrecall

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