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recount

[ ri-kount ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
Synonyms: describe
to narrate in order.
to tell one by one; enumerate.

recount

/ rɪˈkaʊnt /

verb

tr to tell the story or details of; narrate

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Derived Forms

reˈcountal, noun

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of recount¹

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

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Synonym Study

See relate.

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Example Sentences

She recounts being attacked by her son in February.

From BBC

When she recounts her life, De la Huerta speaks openly, often repeating details.

From Los Angeles Times

“We felt that the play was far too dangerous for us to go public with it; there was the problem of mixed audiences,” Fugard recounted in the Paris Review.

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As evidence, Love recounted a conversation with Alex and Ani’s chief creative officer, who told Love that she was “part of a ‘go-forward’ plan.”

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The eldest children recount their public childhoods and the shifts they began to see in their mother.

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Related Words

reco-reco re-count

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