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rem·i·nisce

 (rĕm′ə-nĭs′)
intr.v. rem·i·nisced, rem·i·nisc·ing, rem·i·nisc·es
To think about or tell of past experiences or events: At the reunion, the former classmates reminisced about their old teachers.

[Back-formation from reminiscence.]

rem′i·nis′cer n.
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reminisce

(ˌrɛmɪˈnɪs)
vb
(intr) to talk or write about old times, past experiences, etc
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rem•i•nisce

(ˌrɛm əˈnɪs)

v.i. -nisced, -nisc•ing.
to recall or talk about past experiences, events, etc.
[1820–30; back formation from reminiscence]
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reminisce


Past participle: reminisced
Gerund: reminiscing

Imperative
reminisce
reminisce
Present
I reminisce
you reminisce
he/she/it reminisces
we reminisce
you reminisce
they reminisce
Preterite
I reminisced
you reminisced
he/she/it reminisced
we reminisced
you reminisced
they reminisced
Present Continuous
I am reminiscing
you are reminiscing
he/she/it is reminiscing
we are reminiscing
you are reminiscing
they are reminiscing
Present Perfect
I have reminisced
you have reminisced
he/she/it has reminisced
we have reminisced
you have reminisced
they have reminisced
Past Continuous
I was reminiscing
you were reminiscing
he/she/it was reminiscing
we were reminiscing
you were reminiscing
they were reminiscing
Past Perfect
I had reminisced
you had reminisced
he/she/it had reminisced
we had reminisced
you had reminisced
they had reminisced
Future
I will reminisce
you will reminisce
he/she/it will reminisce
we will reminisce
you will reminisce
they will reminisce
Future Perfect
I will have reminisced
you will have reminisced
he/she/it will have reminisced
we will have reminisced
you will have reminisced
they will have reminisced
Future Continuous
I will be reminiscing
you will be reminiscing
he/she/it will be reminiscing
we will be reminiscing
you will be reminiscing
they will be reminiscing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reminiscing
you have been reminiscing
he/she/it has been reminiscing
we have been reminiscing
you have been reminiscing
they have been reminiscing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reminiscing
you will have been reminiscing
he/she/it will have been reminiscing
we will have been reminiscing
you will have been reminiscing
they will have been reminiscing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reminiscing
you had been reminiscing
he/she/it had been reminiscing
we had been reminiscing
you had been reminiscing
they had been reminiscing
Conditional
I would reminisce
you would reminisce
he/she/it would reminisce
we would reminisce
you would reminisce
they would reminisce
Past Conditional
I would have reminisced
you would have reminisced
he/she/it would have reminisced
we would have reminisced
you would have reminisced
they would have reminisced
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.reminisce - recall the past; "The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon"
think back, remember - recapture the past; indulge in memories; "he remembered how he used to pick flowers"
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reminisce

verb recall, remember, look back, hark back, review, think back, recollect, live in the past, go over in the memory We reminisced about the trip.
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reminisce

verb
To renew an image or thought in the mind:
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Translations
vzpomínat
muistella

reminisce

[ˌremɪˈnɪs] VIrecordar, rememorar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

reminisce

[ˌrɛmɪˈnɪs] viraconter ses souvenirs
to reminisce about sth/sb → évoquer ses souvenirs de qch/qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reminisce

visich in Erinnerungen ergehen (→ about über +acc)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

reminisce

[ˌrɛmɪˈnɪs] vi to reminisce (about)abbandonarsi ai ricordi (di)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

reminisce

vi. recordar; divagar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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