recount

/'ri'kaunt/

Thân thiện

The teacher asked the student to recount the number of apples in the basket.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tell a story or describe an event or experience in detail: To give a detailed account or narration of something that happened.
   • To count something again: To count items, especially votes in an election, a second or additional time to verify the total.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (to narrate):

  • She began to recount her adventures from the trip.
  • He recounted the events of that day with great emotion.
  • The witness was asked to recount exactly what she saw.

• Verb (to count again):

  • The election was so close that officials had to recount the ballots.
  • We must recount the inventory to ensure the numbers are correct.

Advanced Usage

• "To recount a tale": To narrate a story, often one from memory or personal experience.

  • The elder would recount tales of the old days to the children.

• "To demand a recount": To formally request that votes be counted again, typically in an election.

  • The candidate filed a petition to demand a recount.

Variants and Related Words

• Recounting (noun/gerund): The act of telling a story or counting again.

  • His recounting of the incident was very thorough.

• Narrative (noun): A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

  • The book provides a narrative of the war.

Synonyms

• Narrate: To give a spoken or written account of something.
• Relate: To give an account of something; to tell.
• Describe: To give a detailed account in words.
• Retell: To tell a story again or differently.
• Re-tally / Recalculate: To count or calculate again.

Phrasal Verbs and Common Collocations

• Recount in detail: To describe something with many specifics.

  • Please recount the conversation in detail.

• Recount one's steps: To retrace or review a sequence of actions, often literally or figuratively.

  • He tried to recount his steps to find where he lost his keys.

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

• A blow-by-blow recount/recountal: A very detailed description of an event, noting every single action.
  • She gave us a blow-by-blow recount of the entire argument.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election

Verb

1. count again
   • We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made
2. narrate or give a detailed account of
   • Tell what happened
   • The father told a story to his child

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tell
• narrate
• recite