Word meaning

reminisce

verb · rem-ih-NIS

What does reminisce mean?

Reminisce means to indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.

Reminisce in a sentence

“At the reunion, we reminisced about our old teachers.”

Synonyms for reminisce

  • remember
  • recall
  • look back

How to remember reminisce

  • Say it out loud a few times: rem-ih-NIS.
  • Write one sentence of your own using reminisce, about something that happened to you today.
  • Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.

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