(DESCRIBE) [verb] [formal] - to describe how something happened; to tell a storyI listened to him recount an anecdote/story/tale about a woman he'd met on a train. [T]He was recounting his adventures since he had left home. [T]She recounted her experiences working as a nurse in a refugee camp. [T]He was fond of recounting how he had played for Manchester United when he was 19. [+ wh- word]
RECOUNT
Meaning of RECOUNT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012