Recount
verb
To tell or write about something that happened.
She recounted her conversation with the director.
Often appears as...
- recount a story
- recount an event
noun
A new count or calculation of votes, often because the first count was close or there was a mistake.
Due to the close margin in the election, a recount was called.
Often appears as...
- call for a recount
- demand a recount
verb
To count something again, especially in order to confirm a previous count.
We were asked to recount our inventory to confirm the quantities.
Often appears as...
- recount votes
- recount pages
verb
To tell or write about something that happened.
She recounted her conversation with the director.
Often appears as...
- recount a story
- recount an event
noun
A new count or calculation of votes, often because the first count was close or there was a mistake.
Due to the close margin in the election, a recount was called.
Often appears as...
- call for a recount
- demand a recount
verb
To count something again, especially in order to confirm a previous count.
We were asked to recount our inventory to confirm the quantities.
Often appears as...
- recount votes
- recount pages
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Experience
Use 'recount' when sharing personal experiences or retelling events you've witnessed.
He recounted his adventurous trip to the Amazon.
Pro Tip 2/3Detailed Narrative
'Recount' means giving a detailed account, not just a brief mention or summary.
The survivor recounted the events of the night in vivid detail.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Events
Typically, 'recount' is used for past events, not ongoing or future events.
Grandma loves to recount tales from her youth.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Experience
Use 'recount' when sharing personal experiences or retelling events you've witnessed.
He recounted his adventurous trip to the Amazon.
Pro Tip 2/3Detailed Narrative
'Recount' means giving a detailed account, not just a brief mention or summary.
The survivor recounted the events of the night in vivid detail.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Events
Typically, 'recount' is used for past events, not ongoing or future events.
Grandma loves to recount tales from her youth.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Experience
Use 'recount' when sharing personal experiences or retelling events you've witnessed.
He recounted his adventurous trip to the Amazon.
Pro Tip 2/3Detailed Narrative
'Recount' means giving a detailed account, not just a brief mention or summary.
The survivor recounted the events of the night in vivid detail.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Events
Typically, 'recount' is used for past events, not ongoing or future events.
Grandma loves to recount tales from her youth.
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Olga Tokarczuk
Polish Writer
I don't have a clear biography of my own that I could recount in an interesting way. I'm made up of the characters that I pulled out of my head, that I invented.
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Paul Tournier
Swiss Author
Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration of problems which are no longer psychological but spiritual.
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Carol Burnett
American Actress
I've always been able to recount things, and I have a really good memory about dialog and what people have said before and this and that.
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Isabel Gillies
American Actress
When I was growing up, my mother worked, and in the evenings, the whole family would sit around the dinner table and recount the day.
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Jean-Paul Sartre
French Philosopher
For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it.
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James Altucher
American Author
I made so many mistakes in my first successful business I'm almost embarrassed to recount them.
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Kenneth Blackwell
American Politician
Once they ask for a recount, we will provide them with a recount.
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Kinky Friedman
American Singer
The first thing I'll do if elected is demand a recount.
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Pierre Corneille
French Dramatist
In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.
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Charles B. Rangel
American Politician
No one looks forward to a recount.
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Olga Tokarczuk
Polish Writer
I don't have a clear biography of my own that I could recount in an interesting way. I'm made up of the characters that I pulled out of my head, that I invented.
Quote examples
Paul Tournier
Swiss Author
Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration of problems which are no longer psychological but spiritual.
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Carol Burnett
American Actress
I've always been able to recount things, and I have a really good memory about dialog and what people have said before and this and that.
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Isabel Gillies
American Actress
When I was growing up, my mother worked, and in the evenings, the whole family would sit around the dinner table and recount the day.
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Jean-Paul Sartre
French Philosopher
For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it.
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James Altucher
American Author
I made so many mistakes in my first successful business I'm almost embarrassed to recount them.
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Kenneth Blackwell
American Politician
Once they ask for a recount, we will provide them with a recount.
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Kinky Friedman
American Singer
The first thing I'll do if elected is demand a recount.
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Pierre Corneille
French Dramatist
In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.
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Charles B. Rangel
American Politician
No one looks forward to a recount.
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