recount

Word parts

re- + count (counting again)

Pronunciation

noun, narration

• IPA ^(key): /rɪˈkaʊnt/

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noun, count again

• IPA ^(key): /ˈriːkaʊnt/

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verb, count again

• IPA ^(key): /riːˈkaʊnt/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular recount

Plural recounts

1. (countable) A recount is a narration of a story
2. (countable) A recount is the act of counting something again.

Verb

Plain form recount

Third-person singular recounts

Past tense recounted

Past participle recounted

Present participle recounting

1. If you recount a story, you tell it to people.
2. If you recount something, you count it again.
   • Synonym: retally