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recount

[ri-kount]

verb (used with object)

  1. to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.

    Synonyms:
  2. to narrate in order.

  3. to tell one by one; enumerate.



recount

/ ɪˈ첹ʊԳ /

verb

  1. (tr) to tell the story or details of; narrate

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈdzܲԳٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recount1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English recounten, from Middle French reconter, equivalent to re- + conter “to tell, count.” See re-, count 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recount1

C15: from Old French reconter , from re- + conter to tell, relate; see count 1
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Synonym Study

See relate.
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She and her husband described how they received an annual Christmas card from the Hortmans - and recounted how Representative Hortman got along with local Republican politicians.

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“Everybody’s worried about it,” Manolo said, recounting how he had heard that earlier that day ICE had raided a business two doors over from his.

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"Maybe my mind was somewhere else," laughed Lowry when recounting the bizarre incident to BBC Sport.

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How did you determine who to interview and what stories to recount?

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Clayton Kershaw, meanwhile, recounted the revolving door of rival foes the Dodgers have faced over his 18 years with the team.

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