Synonyms

recount

American

[ri-kount] / rɪˈkaʊnt /

verb (used with object)

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

Synonyms:

describe
to narrate in order.
to tell one by one; enumerate.

recount British

/ rɪˈkaʊnt /

verb

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

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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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Details of the killings—and the anger they have unleashed—are gradually trickling out of the country as more Iranians share evidence and recount their experiences to friends, relatives and activists abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal

Le Carré, who died at age 89 in 2020, recounts in his autobiography “The Pigeon Tunnel” how he discovered the case in his mother Olive’s home shortly after her death in 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Hazareesingh, too, recounts numerous episodes of resistance to slavery in the Americas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shop owner Rehan Faisal recounted how it only took about "five to seven minutes" for everything to "burn before our eyes".

From BBC

In her book "The Chess Player", which releases in French this week, Hejazipour recounts her childhood in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city, and her life as a chess prodigy.

From Barron's

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