Recount (Verb)
Meaning 1
Count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The grandmother began to recount the story of her childhood to her grandchildren sitting eagerly around her.
- The witnesses were asked to recount their version of the events in as much detail as possible.
- As the family sat around the dinner table, they began to recount their favorite memories of the past year.
- The survivor was too shaken to recount what she saw during the disaster.
- The traveler enthusiastically recounted his adventures to anyone who would listen in the crowded coffee shop.