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recount
(redirected from recounts)

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re·count  (r-kount)
tr.v. re·count·ed, re·count·ing, re·counts
1. To narrate the facts or particulars of. See Synonyms at describe.
2. To enumerate.

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

re·countal n.

recount [rɪˈkaʊnt]
vb
(tr) to tell the story or details of; narrate
[from Old French reconter, from re- + conter to tell, relate; see count1]
recountal  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
Verb1.recountrecount - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
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"

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.
Translations
recount [ˈriːˈkaʊnt] VTcontar, relatar

recount [rɪˈkaʊnt] vt (= relate) → raconter

recount
vt (= relate)erzählen, wiedergeben

recount [rɪˈkaʊnt] vt (narrate) → raccontare
recount [rɪˈkaʊnt] vt (narrate) → raccontare

recount
v recount [riˈkaunt]
to tell (a story etc) in detail He recounted his adventures. vertel يُعيدُ سَرْد القِصَّه разказвам podrobně vylíčit fortælle im einzelnen erzählen 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 (szczegółowo) opowiedzieć 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


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