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to recount
01
to describe an event, experience, etc to someone in a detailed manner
Transitive: to recount an event or experience
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
recount
3rd person singular
recounts
Past simple
recounted
Past participle
recounted
Examples
The historian chose to recount the tale of the ancient civilization's rise and fall.
02
to count or enumerate once more
Transitive: to recount items in a set
Examples
Please recount the items in the inventory to ensure accuracy.
Recount
01
an additional count of votes, usually conducted when the initial tally is very close
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
recounts
Examples
The election results were so close that a recount was requested.
Lexical Tree
recount
count
