recount

[ ri-kount ]

verb (used with object)

1. to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.

   Synonyms: describe

2. to narrate in order.
3. to tell one by one; enumerate.

recount

/ rɪˈkaʊnt /

verb

1. tr to tell the story or details of; narrate

Derived Forms

• reˈcountal, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recount¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English recounten, from Middle French reconter, equivalent to re- + conter “to tell, count.” See re-, count ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of recount¹

C15: from Old French reconter , from re- + conter to tell, relate; see count ¹

Synonym Study

See relate.

Example Sentences

Olson filed an emergency appeal seeking to halt the recount of untabulated paper ballots in Florida.

From Los Angeles Times

Late that Tuesday evening, the court ended the Florida recount in an unsigned opinion with four dissents.

From Los Angeles Times

If the margin between them is less than one percent — as it is right now — he can request a recount, though that no recount has yet reversed a statewide election in Wisconsin.

From Salon

In 2000, a less conservative court, in a 5-4 decision, halted a recount in Florida, handing George W. Bush the presidency.

From Salon

"Bush v. Gore set a precedent for the Supreme Court to get involved. It's not clear that they ever should have, or that they should have stopped that recount," Finkelstein said.

From Salon

Related Words

• convey
• depict
• describe
• detail
• narrate
• portray
• recap
• recite
• rehash
• relate
• repeat
• tell