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recountto 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

recount concept
💡 Concept

Telling stories about past experiences

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recount rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

He recounts tales by amount, filling up his account!

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🎤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.

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🎵Rhyme

accountamountmountcount
account
amount
mount
count

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📝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.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

narraterelatedescribetellreport

Antonyms

concealhidesuppress

Related

accountrecallretellenumeratechronicle