English noun: recount | |||
1. | recount (act) an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election | ||
Broader (hypernym) | count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally | ||
English verb: recount | |||
1. | recount (communication) narrate or give a detailed account of | ||
Samples | Tell what happened. The father told a story to his child. | ||
Examples | They won't recount the story | ||
Synonyms | narrate, recite, tell | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crack, relate, rhapsodise, rhapsodize, yarn | ||
2. | recount (communication) count again | ||
Samples | We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | count, enumerate, number, numerate | ||