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DictionaryrecountTelling events
verb

recount

rih-KOWNT/rɪˈkaʊnt/

Tell what happened in detail.

The older man recounts his trip using gestures and a travel photograph.

An older East Asian man recounting a trip to two engaged listeners using gestures and a single unlettered travel photograph, no speech bubbles.
Etymology
reOld Frenchagain
+countOld Frenchto relate, reckon

Conter meant both reckoning and telling a story. With re- meaning “again,” recount belongs to this storytelling branch: relating an event or experience in detail.

In context

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people actually stand up or sit in front of a group small or large and recount in detail their traumatic experience.
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More examples

  • The witness recounts everything that happened before the crash.
  • He recounted the camping trip, including every wrong turn.
  • I enjoy listening to my grandmother recount her childhood adventures.

Forms

recount · recounts · recounted · recounting

Similar words

narrate
Emphasizes telling a connected story, often in chronological order.
relate
Means telling someone about events, without necessarily emphasizing detail.
describe
Focuses on qualities or details, not necessarily on events.