recount

[ri-kount]

verb (used with object)

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

   Synonyms: describe

2. to narrate in order.

3. to tell one by one; enumerate.

recount

/ rɪˈkaʊnt /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• recountal noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recount¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English recounten, from Middle French reconter, equivalent to re- + conter “to tell, count.” See re-, count ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of recount¹

C15: from Old French reconter , from _re- + conter to tell, relate; see _count ¹

Synonym Study

See relate.

Example Sentences

McAllister recounted his feeling of shock and “mild panic” upon seeing a line of over 100 people in front of the pop-up last Saturday, more than an hour before opening.

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The settings—generic spaces such as cafés, train stations, hotel lobbies, and offices—tend to be described with similar brevity, while the detectives’ actions are recounted in prose generally lacking metaphor, simile, or fanciful digression.

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“We were very poor in the rancho,” Alvarado said, recounting how he had to gather and sell firewood as a child to help out his parents.

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The Smithsonian has also embraced the Identity Museum genre, which typically recounts how a group overcomes American racism by fighting for its rights and embracing its identity.

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The movie, which recounts the 1942 sinking of a Japanese ship carrying British prisoners of war and their rescue by Chinese villagers, boasted elements of a maritime epic.

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Related Words

• convey 
• depict 
• describe 
• detail 
• narrate 
• portray 
• recap 
• recite 
• rehash 
• relate 
• repeat 
• tell