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recount¹ Definition

re·count (ri ko̵unt)

transitive verb

  1. to tell in detail; give an account of; narrate
  2. to tell in order or one by one

Etymology: ME recounten < Anglo-Fr reconter: see re- & count

recount² Definition

re·count (rē′ko̵unt; for n.ko̵unt′)

transitive verb

to count again

noun

a second or additional count, as of votes

recount Synonyms

recount

v.

relate, narrate, give an account of, convey; see describe, narrate, report 1.

recount Usage Examples

Object

  • tale: Myths do not necessarily recount tales of the origins of the cosmos, gods, rituals, or sacred events.
  • anecdote: He was a life long friend to members of my family and recounted anecdotes from their times together.
  • story: Now I have time I will recount the story of how he came to be back.
  • story: A great storyteller and able to remember small details, he would recount stories from a lost age in which he grew up.
  • incident: The Toronto Star runs a story which recounts the chicken incident from an eyewitness.
  • episode: Finney recounts one episode; " When I came to a town to start revival, a lady contacted me.

Converse of object

  • demand: Come to think of it, it can't be 25 years we demand a recount!
  • conduct: Anne O'Herlihy said the Royal College of Psychiatrists is conducting a full recount which they expect to finalize in April.

Adjective modifier

  • manual: There was a forty-five percent manual recount in the parliamentary elections, rather than the hundred percent currently being demanded by the opposition.
  • full: Mexico full poll recount rejected Mexico's electoral body rejects a request for a full recount of votes from July's disputed election.

Modifying Another Word

  • vividly: Lesley Blanch vividly recounts the epic story of their heroic and bloody struggle and the life of a man still legendary in the Caucasus.
  • briefly: Chapters 10-11 only briefly recount all the other conquests.
  • merely: No longer are long-past events merely recounted - weâre brought up-to-date, with things happening in the here and now.
  • here: For reasons too long to recount here, this all had to be done twice.
  • once: Dr. Max Bull, for many years Senior Tutor, once recounted an incident which perfectly illustrates Henry Hart ' s extraordinary memory.

Noun used with modifier

  • ballot: So at what time the ballot recount might begin, it will be decided by the competent court handling the case.
  • vote: We know that the people protesting in front of the Presidential Office are asking for a vote recount.

Used with why or when

what: Extraordinary series of letters to his family graphically recounts what life was like for the ordinary infantry soldier on active duty.

Preposition: in

detail: It might be tedious to recount in detail the scenes that followed.

Preposition: of

vote: Mexico full poll recount rejected Mexico's electoral body rejects a request for a full recount of votes from July's disputed election.