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As a noun, recount means narration, account, description, rendering. As a verb, it means tell.

Meanings of recount

7 meanings

noun

  1. Narration, account, description, rendering

  2. A counting again, as of votes.

  3. An additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election

verb

  1. To tell; narrate; to relate in detail

    “The old man recounted the tale of how he caught the big fish.”

  2. To count again.

  3. Narrate or give a detailed account of

    “Tell what happened”

    “The father told a story to his child”

    Similar: tell, narrate, recite
Older and rare meanings (1)
  1. datedTo rehearse; to enumerate.

    “to recount one's blessings”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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verb: narrate or give a detailed account of

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