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- [verb ree-kap, ree-kap; noun ree-kap]
- /verb ˈriˌkæp, riˈkæp; noun ˈriˌkæp/
- /ˈriː.kæp/
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- [verb ree-kap, ree-kap; noun ree-kap]
- /verb ˈriˌkæp, riˈkæp; noun ˈriˌkæp/
Definitions of recap word
- verb with object recap to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold. 1
- noun recap a recapitulation. 1
- noun recap summary of information or events 1
- intransitive verb recap summarize 1
- verb recap You can say that you are going to recap when you want to draw people's attention to the fact that you are going to repeat the main points of an explanation, argument, or description, as a summary of it. 0
- verb recap Recap is also a noun. 0
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Origin of recap
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; re- + cap1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Recap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
recap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
recap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for recap
noun recap
verb recap
- boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- come again — Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
- dittoed — the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
- double-check — a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece.
- hash over — a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
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