retell

CEFRB1

/ɹiˈtɛl/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To tell a story or event again in different words.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.

Examples

  • I will try to retell it in my own words.

  • Use your own words to retell the content of the lesson.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • He had to retell the story several times before it was understood.

  • She will retell the story from her perspective in the next meeting.

  • The author decided to retell the classic fairy tale with a modern twist.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After hearing the story once, the child was asked to blank it from memory.

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

Nearby

Origin

verb

From re- + tell.