recount
Americanverb (used with object)
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to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
- Synonyms:
- describe
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to narrate in order.
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to tell one by one; enumerate.
verb
Related Words
See relate.
Other Word Forms
- recountal noun
Etymology
Origin of recount
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English recounten, from Middle French reconter, equivalent to re- + conter “to tell, count.” See re-, count 1
Example Sentences
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Bianco said the investigation was “not a recount” for Proposition 50 and had nothing to do with his campaign for governor.
From Los Angeles Times
Through their court filings, both recount head injuries sustained while sledding and lingering symptoms.
From Los Angeles Times
She recounts how they had gone to the home of Holm's boyfriend, a man called Carl Cooper, and found him in the act of selling her clothes.
From BBC
I know that sounds like a desperate postmodern gambit, but it pays hilarious and chilling dividends by turning episodes previously recounted only in disputed legal proceedings into confrontational Brechtian theater.
From Salon
Bianco said the investigation was “not a recount” for the Prop.
From Los Angeles Times
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