recount

recount

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re‧count¹ /rɪˈkaʊnt/ verb [transitive]formal to tell someone a story or describe a series of events
    recount how/what
    Alan recounted how he and Joyce had met.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ tell to give someone information by speaking or writing to them: She wrote to tell me she was getting married. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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?

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re‧count² /ˈriːkaʊnt/ noun [countable]a second count of votes that happens in an election because the result was very close
—recount /riːˈkaʊnt/ verb [transitive]