recap
pronunciation
How to pronounce recap in British English:
UK [ˈri:kæp]
How to pronounce recap in American English:
US [riˈkæp]
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- Noun:
- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
- a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
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- Verb:
- summarize briefly
Word Origin
- recap
- recap: [20] The -cap of recap has of course no immediate connection with cap. The word is short for recapitulate [16], which etymologically denotes ‘repeat the headings’. It comes from late Latin recapitulāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘again’ and capitulum ‘section of text, heading’ (source of English chapter). Capitulum was a diminutive form of Latin caput ‘head’, which may ultimately underlie English cap – so the two words could after all be linked.=> capitulate, chapter
- recap (v.)
- 1856, "put a cap on again," from re- + cap (n.). Specific sense "put a strip of rubber on the tread of a tire" is 1920s. As a shortened form of recapitulate, it dates from 1920s. Related: Recapped; recapping.
Example
- 1. To recap , google glass is a pair of augmented reality eyewear due out later this year .
- 2. First , a recap of the factors that have taken gold prices to present levels .
- 3. Recap day 1 world games 2008 .
- 4. Let 's quickly recap the thunder 's meteoric rise .
- 5. Since we have new people here , maybewe should recap what we 've decided so far .