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   recount

   /rɪˈkaʊnt/

   verb

   • 1. tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience: "I recounted the tale to Steve"

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of giving an account of an event or experience.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old Northern French reconter ‘tell again’, based on Old French counter (see count1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. recounter noun

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   What does recount mean in English?

   • 1. 2. Other forms: recounted; recounting; recounts As a verb, recount can mean either "tell the story of" or "add up again." As a noun, recount usually refers to the second (or third or fourth) tallying of votes in a close election. The word count comes from the old French conter, which means "add up" or "tell a story."

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   What does it mean to recount a story?

   • If you recount a story or event, you tell or describe it to people. He then recounted the story of the interview for his first job. [VERB noun] He recounted how heavily armed soldiers forced him from the presidential palace. [VERB wh] A recount is a second count of votes in an election when the result is very close. She wanted a recount.

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   How do you pronounce a recount?

   • Word forms: plural recounts , 3rd person singular present tense recounts , present participle recounting , past tense, past participle recounted pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (rɪkaʊnt ). The noun is pronounced (riːkaʊnt ). If you recount a story or event, you tell or describe it to people.

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   What does re count mean?

   • [Middle English recounten, from Old French reconter : re-, re- + conter, relate; see count 1 .] re·count′al n. To count again. An additional count, especially a second count of votes cast in an election. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   The meaning of RECOUNT is to relate in detail : narrate. How to use recount in a sentence.

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   To tell the story or details of; narrate.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   As a verb, recount can mean either "tell the story of" or "add up again." As a noun, recount usually refers to the second (or third or fourth) tallying of votes in a close election.

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   Define recount. recount synonyms, recount pronunciation, recount translation, English dictionary definition of recount. ) tr.v. re·count·ed, re·count·ing, re·counts To narrate the facts or particulars of: The book recounts the siege of Lisbon.