recount

SayREE-kowntUS/ˈɹiˌkaʊnt/UK/ˈɹiːkaʊnt/

Verbrecounts, recounting, recounted

5 meanings of recount

1
nouncountable
A new count of votes or items, done to check that the first count was correct.
Like counting your money a second time to make sure you didn't make a mistake.
The losing candidate demanded a recount of all the ballots.
After the recount, the result stayed exactly the same.
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2
Sayri-KOWNT/ɹɪˈkaʊnt/
verbtransitive
To tell a story or describe events in detail.
Like telling a friend everything that happened on your trip.
She loves to recount stories from her childhood.
He recounted the whole adventure to his friends.
Similarrelate, narrate, describe, recall, retell
3
Sayree-KOWNTUS/ˌɹiˈkaʊnt/UK/ˌɹiːˈkaʊnt/
verbtransitive
To count something a second time, often to check the first result.
Like adding up your points again to be sure you got the right number.
Please recount the votes to make sure the total is right.
He recounted the coins because the total looked wrong.
4
Sayri-KOWNT/ɹɪˈkaʊnt/
nouncountable
A spoken or written description of something that happened.
Like a story you tell about your day.
Her recount of the accident helped the police understand what happened.
We listened to his recount of the long journey home.
Similaraccount, narration, narrative, retelling, description
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Less common meaning

5
Sayri-KOWNT/ɹɪˈkaʊnt/
verbdatedtransitive
To list things one by one, or go over them again in order.
Like going down a list and saying each item out loud.
He liked to recount each of his many complaints in order.
She recounted all the reasons she wanted to leave.
Similarrecite, list, enumerate, itemize
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Origins

Meanings 2, 4–5

From Old French and Anglo-Norman words like recunter and reconter.

Meanings 1, 3

Made from re- plus the word count.