RECOUNT

recount

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

recount

(verb) count again; “We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made”

tell, narrate, recount, recite

(verb) narrate or give a detailed account of; “Tell what happened”; “The father told a story to his child”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

recount (plural recounts)

Narration, account, description, rendering

Verb

recount (third-person singular simple present recounts, present participle recounting, simple past and past participle recounted)

To tell; narrate; to relate in detail

(dated) To rehearse; to enumerate.

Etymology 2

Noun

recount (plural recounts)

A counting again, as of votes.

Verb

recount (third-person singular simple present recounts, present participle recounting, simple past and past participle recounted)

To count again.

Anagrams

• Counter, Cureton, Cutrone, cornute, counter, counter-, countre, trounce

Source: Wiktionary


Re*count" (r*kount"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + count.]

Definition: To count or reckon again.

Re*count", n.

Definition: A counting again, as of votes.

Re*count" (r*kount"), v. t. Etym: [F. raconter to relate, to recount; pref. re- again + ad.) + conter to relate. See Count, v.]

Definition: To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of; to rehearse; to enumerate; as, to recount one's blessings. Dryden. To all his angels, who, with true applause, Recount his praises. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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