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- [ri-kount]
- /rɪˈkaʊnt/
- /rɪˈkaʊnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-kount]
- /rɪˈkaʊnt/
Definitions of recount word
- verb with object recount to count again. 1
- noun recount a second or additional count, as of votes in an election. 1
- transitive verb recount tell, narrate 1
- transitive verb recount count again 1
- noun recount counting again 1
- verb recount If you recount a story or event, you tell or describe it to people. 0
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Origin of recount
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English recounten < Middle French reconter, equivalent to re- re- + conter to tell, count1
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Parts of speech for Recount
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
recount popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
recount usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for recount
verb recount
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- allege — If you allege that something bad is true, you say it but do not prove it.
- cabling — Cabling is used to refer to electrical or electronic cables, or to the process of putting them in a place.
- chime in — If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
- circumstantiate — to support by giving particulars
noun recount
- chronology — The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
- narrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
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Matching words
- Words starting with r
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- Words starting with rec
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