recount
verb (used with object)
to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
has been recounting
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present perfect progressiveof recount (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Even hour-long television specials and magazine cover stories, in which Madonna has been recounting her past, don’t reach the same depth as something like “Danceteria,” where she does the same thing over a beat.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ron has been recounting his experience of National Service in Cumbria for the BBC project “We Were There”, which tells the stories of people who lived through the Second World War.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
But one former Radio Rentals worker has been recounting a surreal adventure of her own with the Time Lord.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2023
