recount

re·count ¹

(rĭ-kount′)

tr.v. re·count·ed, re·count·ing, re·counts

To narrate the facts or particulars of: The book recounts the siege of Lisbon. See Synonyms at describe.

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[Middle English recounten, from Old French reconter : re-, re- + conter, relate; see count¹.]

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re·count′al n.

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re·count ²

also re-count (rē-kount′)

tr.v. re·count·ed, re·count·ing, re·counts also re-count·ed, re-count·ing, re-counts

To count again.

n. recount (rē′kount′)

An additional count, especially a second count of votes cast in an election.

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recount

(rɪˈkaʊnt)

vb

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

[C15: from Old French reconter, from re- + conter to tell, relate; see count¹]

reˈcountal n

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recount

Past participle: recounted
Gerund: recounting

Imperative

recount

recount

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	recount - an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election counting, enumeration, numeration, count, reckoning, tally - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
Verb	1.	recount - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" narrate, tell, recite inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" relate - give an account of; "The witness related the events" crack - tell spontaneously; "crack a joke" yarn - tell or spin a yarn rhapsodise, rhapsodize - recite a rhapsody
	2.	recount - count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made" count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"

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recount

verb tell, report, detail, describe, relate, repeat, portray, depict, rehearse, recite, tell the story of, narrate, delineate, enumerate, give an account of He then recounted the story.

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recount

verb

To give a verbal account of:

describe, narrate, recite, rehearse, relate, report, tell.

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Translations

يُعيدُ سَرْد القِصَّه

podrobně vylíčit

fortælle

recuento

raconter

segja frá

ricontarenuovo computoraccontare

smulkiai nupasakoti

sīki izklāstītuzskaitīt

berette utførlig omfortelle utførlig om

podrobne opísať

ayrıntılarıyla anlatmak

详细叙述

recount

[ˈriːˈkaʊnt] VT → contar, relatar

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recount

[rɪˈkaʊnt] vt (= relate) → raconter

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recount

vt (= relate) → erzählen, wiedergeben

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recount

[rɪˈkaʊnt] vt (narrate) → raccontare

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recount

(riˈkaunt) verb

to tell (a story etc) in detail. He recounted his adventures. vertel يُعيدُ سَرْد القِصَّه разказвам narrar podrobně vylíčit im einzelnen erzählen fortælle αφηγούμαι, εξιστορώ με λεπτομέρειες relatar jutustama با جزئیات شرح دادن kertoa yksityiskohtaisesti raconter לְסַפֵּר बयान करना potanko ispričati elmond menceritakan segja frá narrare, raccontare くわしく話す 자세히 말하다 smulkiai nupasakoti sīki izklāstīt; uzskaitīt mengisahkan verhalen berette/fortelle utførlig om opowiedzieć حال ويل، بيانول، نكل كول narrar a po­vesti подробно рассказывать podrobne opísať pripovedovati ispričati do detalja berätta, förtälja เล่า ayrıntılarıyla anlatmak 詳細描述 розповідати докладно بیان کرنا thuật lại 详细叙述

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