recount

CEFRB1

/ɹɪˈkaʊnt/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To tell the details of an event or experience.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To rehearse; to enumerate.

Examples

  • Here he began to recount his misfortune in detail.

  • The old man recounted the tale of how he caught the big fish.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɹiːkaʊnt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To tell; narrate; to relate in detail.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Narration, account, description, rendering

  2. A counting again, as of votes.

More examples

In context

  • We demanded a recount.

  • to recount one's blessings

  • As they undressed and lay down, she asked about his leg, which had hurt for two days while he was crossing the Indian Ocean but not since. He asked about the treasure; she recounted the trip to Ning-hsia Province.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Witnesses were asked to blank the events of the robbery they saw.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Old Northern French and Anglo-Norman recunter, variant of Old French reconter.