recount
verb (used with object)
to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
recounted
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past participleof recount.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof recount.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
recountverb (used with object)to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
Example Sentences
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Software engineer Simon Martin, 44, who lives in Ancoats, recounted how a cab driver told him he would have hesitated once to pick him up, when the area was riddled with crime.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The actress became visibly emotional as she recounted the events of the crypt and attempted to justify grabbing the shield before offering it to Fry.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I was having children, I was turning things down and my agent said, ‘Eva Marie, you’ll never be a superstar’ and I said, ‘I don’t want to be a superstar,’” she often recounted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I pulled the yoke backward,” he recounted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Chestnutt hopped over and she and Gum Baby excitedly recounted what had just happened.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
