recount — to tell someone about something that happened
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to tell someone about something that happened
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈkaʊnt/
Korean meaning: 경험이나 사건을 자세히 이야기하다, 설명하다
Korean pronunciation: 리-카운트 (강세: 카운트)
Example Sentences
- My grandmother loves to recount her dating stories from the 1960s.
- The teacher asked him to recount what happened during the food fight.
- After the close election, both parties agreed to a recount.
recount
VERB//rɪˈkaʊnt//
to tell someone about something that happened
💡 Concept
Telling stories about past experiences
🎵 Rhyme
He recounts tales by amount, filling up his account!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/rɪˈkaʊnt/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈkaʊnt/
🌳Etymology
Prefixre--
Rootcount
Origin
라틴어 'computare(계산하다)'에서 온 'count'에 접두사 're-(다시)'가 붙어 '다시 계산하다'는 뜻에서 시작되어, '자세히 말하다'는 의미로도 확장되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
accountamountmountcount
account
amount
mount
count
🔗Collocations
recount a story
recount the events
demand a recount
election recount
recount votes
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother loves to recount her dating stories from the 1960s.”
😄 Fun example
“The teacher asked him to recount what happened during the food fight.”
“After the close election, both parties agreed to a recount.”
😄 Fun example
“He recounted his embarrassing moment at the job interview in great detail.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
narraterelatedescribetellreport
Antonyms
concealhidesuppress
Related
accountrecallretellenumeratechronicle
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