recount

🇺🇸 /rɪˈkaʊnt/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈkaʊnt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
verb
C1

to tell a story about something that happened, especially something you experienced

She recounted the story of her trip to the mountains to her friends.

noun
R

a story about something that happened, especially something you experienced

After the movie, they asked for a recount of her adventure.

translation

v. to tell a story about something that happened, especially something you experienced
n. a story about something that happened, especially something you experienced

Word Forms

3rd Present recounts
Progressive recounting
Past recounted
Perfect recounted
Plural recounts