recount

(rĭ-kount')
tr.v., -count·ed, -count·ing, -counts.

1. To narrate the facts or particulars of. See synonyms at describe.
2. To enumerate.

[Middle English recounten, from Old French reconter : re-, re- + conter, relate; see count¹.]

recountal re·count'al n.

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The verb recount (with the stress on the second syllable) means 'to tell in detail, narrate'. Re-count (with hyphen) is both a verb (with the stress on the second syllable) meaning 'to count again' and a noun (with the stress on the first syllable) meaning 'a fresh count'.

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verb

To give a verbal account of: describe, narrate, recite, rehearse, relate, report, tell. See words.

v

Definition: tell a story
Antonyms: conceal, repress

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the player against whom they are loaded.

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IN BRIEF: To tell about in detail. Also: To figure again.

She loved to recount the details of her day over dinner each evening.

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For a list of words related to recount, see:

• Elections and Campaigns - recount: counting of votes a second time in case of possible mistakes or illegalities
• Modes and Manners of Expression - recount: narrate story; tell in detail
• Reasoning and Informing - recount: tell in detail; narrate

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - fortælle, berette

2.
v. tr. - tælle om
n. - omtælling

Nederlands (Dutch)
natellen, verhalen, in detail vertellen, een herhaalde telling

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - raconter qch (à qn)

2.
v. tr. - recompter
n. - (Pol) deuxième compte des suffrages

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - nachzählen, erzählen

2.
v. - aufzählen
n. - erneute Zählung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νέα καταμέτρηση, ξαναμέτρημα
v. - αφηγούμαι, εξιστορώ, ξανα(κατα)μετρώ

Italiano (Italian)
ricontare, raccontare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recontagem (f)
v. - contar com muito cuidado, narrar

Русский (Russian)
пересчитывать, рассказывать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - relatar

2.
v. tr. - volver a contar
n. - conteo, reconteo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - omräkning
v. - räkna om, räkna upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
详述, 重新计算, 叙述

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 詳述, 重新計算, 敘述

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 자세히 말하다, 열거하다

2.
v. tr. - 재계산 하다, 다시 세다
n. - (선거 등의) 재계표

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 物語る, 列挙する, 再び数える, 詳述する
n. - 数え直し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عد ثاني (فعل) يروي, يعدد, يسرد, يعد ثانيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיפר, מסר דו"ח, סיפר בפירוט‬
v. tr. - ‮מנה מחדש (קולות)‬
n. - ‮ספירה חוזרת (בעיקר של קולות מצביעים)‬

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