recount
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to tell someone about an event or experience in a detailed way.
v.to relate or narrate the particulars of an event or experience. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the story or event.
Simple“He sat by the fire to recount his adventures in the mountains.”
In context“The witness was asked to recount the exact sequence of events leading up to the accident without omitting any minor details.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to count something a second time to make sure the first count was correct.
v.to perform a second or subsequent count, typically of ballots or physical inventory, to verify accuracy.
Simple“The clerk had to recount the money because the totals did not match.”
In context“After the initial tally showed a difference of only ten votes, the committee decided to recount every ballot by hand.”
Synonymsrecalculatere enumerate - 03 C1 Advanced
n.a second count of votes in an election when the first result is very close.
n.a second or additional count of election ballots, often conducted when the margin of victory is extremely narrow.
Simple“The candidate demanded a recount after losing by only five votes.”
In context“The legal team filed a petition for a manual recount, citing potential irregularities in the electronic scanning machines.”
- 04 C2 Proficiency
n.a story or description of something that happened.
n.a detailed account or narration of a past event. Primarily literary in modern usage.
Simple“Her recount of the journey was filled with beautiful descriptions of the sea.”
In context“The historian provided a vivid recount of the battle, drawing heavily from the private journals of the soldiers involved.”
Synonyms
“So I said, ‘What is this?’ ‘Sir, this is our digital catapult system’”, Trump told the magazine in 2017, recounting a conversation he said he had with a US Navy officer.”
“From his home in the Alps, he proceeded to liaise with the collection’s curator, Tom Overton, sorting each item and recounting the wild stories behind them.”
From Old Northern French and Anglo-Norman recunter, variant of Old French reconter.
From re- + count.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.