recount
pronunciation
How to pronounce recount in British English:
UK [rɪ'kaʊnt]
How to pronounce recount in American English:
US [rɪˈkaʊnt]
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- Noun:
- an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
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- Verb:
- narrate or give a detailed account of
- count again
Word Origin
- recount (v.1)
- "to tell," mid-15c., also recompt, from Old North French and Anglo-French reconter (12c., Modern French raconter), from Old French re- (see re-) + conter "to relate, reckon" (see count (v)). Related: Recounted; recounting.
- recount (n.)
- also re-count, "a new count" (especially in an election), 1855, American English, from re- + count (n).
- recount (v.2)
- also re-count, "to enumerate again," 1764, from re- + count (v). Related: Recounted; recounting.
Example
- 1. Here , three people recount their amazing journeys of recovery .
- 2. I was especially fascinated to hear strobe recount khrushchev 's tales of kremlin intrigue .
- 3. Friends of mine who tried to do business in libya recount endless tales of frustration .
- 4. Ms. adan wept on a recent day as she listened to the 17-year-old girl recount the story of seeing her friend stoned to death and then being gang-raped herself .
- 5. Igarap do costa , brazil - along the rivers of the amazon rain forest , people still recount legends in which pink dolphins are magical creatures that can turn into men and impregnate women .