recount

[ ri-kount ]

/ rɪˈkaʊnt /

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verb (used with object)

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

to narrate in order.

to tell one by one; enumerate.

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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-, count¹

synonym study for recount

1. See relate.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH recount

1. recant, recount 2. re-count, recount

Other definitions for recount (2 of 2)

re-count

[ verb ree-kount; noun ree-kount, ree-kount ]

/ verb riˈkaʊnt; noun ˈriˌkaʊnt, riˈkaʊnt /

verb (used with object)

to count again.

noun

a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.

Origin of re-count

First recorded in 1755–65; re- + count¹

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-count

re-count , recount

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How to use recount in a sentence

When I read about his wandering the beach at age 3, I thought of one of my mother’s memories, recounted to me throughout my life.
Eighty years of memories that will stir readers’ own|Connie Schultz|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
In April, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo tested positive and later recounted on-air his “haunted” night with a 103-degree fever.
As her partner struggles with covid-19, a quarantined Rachel Maddow pleads: ‘Don’t get this thing’|Katie Shepherd|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
She recounted how she and her staff had worked 16 hours a day, through a pandemic, to double-check the results for the county’s more than 1,100 precincts, where 878,000 ballots had to be counted in a nearly impossible two weeks.
For three hours, an obscure county board in Michigan was at the center of U.S. politics|Kayla Ruble, Tom Hamburger, David Fahrenthold|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
In Fossil Men, journalist Kermit Pattison recounts intriguing backstories of the Ardi scientists and how they came to challenge popular views of hominid evolution.
Ardi and her discoverers shake up hominid evolution in ‘Fossil Men’|Bruce Bower|November 18, 2020|Science News

Corliss recounted all this to me last winter while steering his big Winnebago RV northbound on Interstate 15, toward a skydiving center east of Los Angeles.
What’s Wrong with Jeb’s Brain?|Daniel Duane|November 18, 2020|Outside Online
“Bill Cosby called me at home in Las Vegas and reached my grandmother,” recounted Chelan.
Two New Bill Cosby Accusers Come Forward: ‘We Challenge Mr. Cosby to End This Nightmare’|Marlow Stern|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Bizarre imaginings by Mr. du Pont have also been recounted by athletes who trained with Team Foxcatcher,” wrote The Times.
Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All of which, among other humiliating acts, are recounted in My Crazy Love.
‘My Crazy Love’ Reveals the Craziest Lies People Tell for Love|Kevin Fallon|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He recounted his own prayers to Mother Cabrini in 1998, which he believes aided him in becoming a U.S. citizen.
Mother Cabrini, Saint of the Green Card|Michael Luongo|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his autobiography 'Still Me,' Reeves recounted how Williams helped save his life.
Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve's Epic Friendship and the Greatest Williams Story Ever Told|Marlow Stern|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It shall be recounted, to the perpetual infamy and dishonour of the man who uttered it.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Beneath this melodrama, the circumstances are recounted at great length, and some halting verses conclude the mournful narration.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
His family almost forgot to eat while Henry recounted the details of the exciting race.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
He recounted the chief services which they had, during three eventful sessions, rendered to the country.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
And mine until now, said the father, and then he recounted his experience of the night before.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa

British Dictionary definitions for recount (1 of 2)

recount

/ (rɪˈkaʊnt) /

verb

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

Derived forms of recount

recountal, noun

Word Origin for recount

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

British Dictionary definitions for recount (2 of 2)

re-count

verb (riːˈkaʊnt)

to count (votes, etc) again

noun (ˈriːˌkaʊnt)

a second or further count, esp of votes in a closely contested election

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Origin of recount

synonym study for recount

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Other definitions for recount (2 of 2)

Origin of re-count

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British Dictionary definitions for recount (1 of 2)

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