Definition of RECOUNT

recount

Plural: recounts

Noun

  • an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
  • Narration, account, description, rendering
  • A counting again, as of votes.

Verb

Verb Forms: recounted, recounting, recounts

  • To relate in detail; to tell a story or event.
  • narrate or give a detailed account of
  • count again
    • "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"
  • To tell; narrate; to relate in detail
  • To rehearse; to enumerate.
  • To count again.

Examples

  • He loved to recount the tale of his epic 100-point play in Scrabble.
  • The old man recounted the tale of how he caught the big fish.
  • to recount one's blessings

Origin / Etymology

From Old Northern French and Anglo-Norman recunter, variant of Old French reconter.

Synonyms

narrate, recite, tell

Scrabble Score: 9

recount: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
recount: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
recount: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

recount: valid Words With Friends Word