I. re ‧ count 1 /rɪˈkaʊnt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ count , ↑ recount , ↑ counter ; verb : ↑ count , ↑ recount ; adjective : ↑ countable ≠ ↑ uncountable , ↑ countless ]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: reconter , from conter 'to tell, count' ]
formal to tell someone a story or describe a series of events
recount how/what
Alan recounted how he and Joyce had met.
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THESAURUS
▪ tell to give someone information by speaking or writing to them:
She wrote to tell me she was getting married.
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Can you tell us where the nearest garage is?
▪ let somebody know especially spoken to tell someone something when you know more about it:
Let me know your new address as soon as you can.
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Let us know what happens at the interview.
▪ pass a message on to somebody ( also pass it on informal ) to tell another person the information that has been told to you:
She’s with a client at the moment, but I’ll pass the message on to her.
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If I get any news, I’ll pass it on.
▪ brief to give someone all the necessary information about a situation, so that they can do their work:
Police officers were briefed before going out to arrest the suspects.
▪ relate formal to tell someone about something that happened to you or to someone else:
One girl related a story about a friend who had accidentally become pregnant.
▪ recount formal to tell someone about a series of events:
The guide recounted the history of the castle, from the 1300s onwards.
▪ bring something to sb’s attention to tell someone about something that they did not know about, but which they need to know about:
I wanted to bring the matter to your attention.
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She was the first person to study the effects of pesticides, and to bring them to people’s attention.
▪ fill somebody in informal to tell someone about things that have happened recently, especially at work:
Can you fill Robert in on the progress we’ve made while he’s been on holiday?
II. re ‧ count 2 /ˈriːkaʊnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ count , ↑ recount , ↑ counter ; verb : ↑ count , ↑ recount ; adjective : ↑ countable ≠ ↑ uncountable , ↑ countless ]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: re- + count ]
a second count of votes that happens in an election because the result was very close
—recount /riːˈkaʊnt/ verb [transitive]