recount
to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
to narrate in order.
to tell one by one; enumerate.
Origin of recount
1synonym study For recount
Other words for recount
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Other definitions for re-count (2 of 2)
to count again.
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
Origin of re-count
2Words that may be confused with re-count
- re-count , recount
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How to use recount in a sentence
After their first date, Willie recounted a conversation they’d had about commitment.
Date Lab: One of our setups is still going strong two years later. We caught up with Willie and Renee for an update. | Marin Cogan | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostAs the Times video and our colleague Philip Bump recounted, the coronavirus numbers for South Dakota are pretty terrible.
South Dakota’s covid-19 numbers have been terrible, but the governor says that’s the wrong metric | Glenn Kessler | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostIn his other two books, On Wars and On Buildings, Prokopios recounts the magnificent achievements of this imperial couple.
What the QAnon of the 6th Century Teaches Us About Conspiracies | Roland Betancourt | February 3, 2021 | TimeBy candlelight, and through a Spanish interpreter, the Honduran mother recounted how she had managed to make it to Maryland.
A Maryland couple opened their home to a Honduran mother and son. They ended up sharing more than space. | Stephanie García | January 30, 2021 | Washington PostAs they recount in a study published in the journal Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, the researchers even started to decipher some of the signals.
And the more she is forced to recount, the more her grasp of reality slips, or heightens, depending on your point of view.
Though a recount is likely, Grothman had a 215-vote lead in the initial tally.
But the Oscar put the kibosh on doubters; certainly nobody demanded a recount, save perhaps the four losers in his category.
Many Faces and One of a Kind: The Creation of Robin Williams | Tom Shales | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe plays Lolly, an affable inmate who listens to Piper recount her gruesome bashing of Pennsatucky, whom she believes she killed.
Lori Petty on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ the Halcyon ‘90s, and Discovering Jennifer Lawrence | Marlow Stern | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe examples of this latest explosion of hypersensitivity are too numerous to recount, but a few should suffice.
Their beaming faces showed what heroes they considered themselves, and they longed to get on shore to recount their adventures.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandTheir salutation finished, these worthies proceed to recount the sport they have had on earth.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanWe would anticipate and partake the pleasure with which they will then recount the steps of New England's advancement.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel WebsterIt is inessential here to recount the details of these movements.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals | T. C. DeLeonOne of my difficulties was so peculiar that I will recount it.
Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel | Frank G. Allen
British Dictionary definitions for recount (1 of 2)
/ (rɪˈkaʊnt) /
(tr) to tell the story or details of; narrate
Origin of recount
1Derived forms of recount
- recountal, noun
British Dictionary definitions for re-count (2 of 2)
to count (votes, etc) again
a second or further count, esp of votes in a closely contested election
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