recount
verb (used with object)
to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
has recounted
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present perfectof recount (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has recounted youthful dreaming of becoming a police officer like his father.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Like other hostages, she has recounted her terror when she was first taken to Gaza.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
As April has recounted numerous times over the years, on April 28, 1998, she went to Terry’s house to plead with him to leave her alone once and for all.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024
Because, well, not everyone is Alex Edelman, who has recounted the evening hundreds of times onstage in his hilarious and thought-provoking hit show “Just for Us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
Eleanor has recounted the history of the accident, leaving her share in the background, and making as light of it as possible.
From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Harold Piffard
