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recount en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈkaʊnt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Narration, account, description, rendering.

Forms

Translations (17)

bg описание (narration, description) · uk розповіда́ння (narration, description) · uk ро́зповідь (narration, description) · el διήγηση (narration, description) · el αφήγηση (narration, description) · sv berättelse (narration, description) · bg разказ (narration, description) · be раска́з (narration, description) · it resoconto (narration, description) · fi kertomus (narration, description) · be апавяда́нне (narration, description) · ru переска́з (narration, description) · sv redogörelse (narration, description) · ru расска́з (narration, description) · sv uppgift (narration, description) · it racconto (narration, description) · ru изложе́ние (narration, description)

recount en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈkaʊnt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. To tell; narrate; to relate in detail.
   • As they undressed and lay down, she asked about his leg, which had hurt for two days while he was crossing the Indian Ocean but not since. He asked about the treasure; she recounted the trip to Ning-hsia Province. 2014, Sherry Thomas, My Beautiful Enemy (Romance), Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 271:
   • The old man recounted the tale of how he caught the big fish.
2. (dated) To rehearse; to enumerate.
   • to recount one's blessings

Forms

Translations (45)

sv redogöra (to tell, narrate) · enm counten (to tell, narrate) · enm acounten (to tell, narrate) · sv uppge (to tell, narrate) · fi kertoa (to tell, narrate) · be расказа́ть (to tell, narrate) · pt recontar (to tell, narrate) · ja 詳述する (to tell, narrate) · be раска́зваць (to tell, narrate) · ru изложи́ть (to tell, narrate) · cmn 述說 /述说 (to tell, narrate) · ru излага́ть (to tell, narrate) · ja 物語る (to tell, narrate) · de erzählen (to tell, narrate) · es recontar (to tell, narrate) · de berichten (to tell, narrate) · la traloquor (to tell, narrate) · ru переска́зывать (to tell, narrate) · uk розпові́сти (to tell, narrate) · bg разка́звам (to tell, narrate) · hu beszámol (to tell, narrate) · sv berätta (to tell, narrate) · ru расска́зывать (to tell, narrate) · ru рассказа́ть (to tell, narrate) · pl opowiedzieć (to tell, narrate) · cmn 敍述 (to tell, narrate) · pt relatar (to tell, narrate) · uk розповіда́ти (to tell, narrate) · la memoro (to tell, narrate) · it raccontare (to tell, narrate) · hu elmesél (to tell, narrate) · nrf raconter (to tell, narrate) · mi pūrongorongo (to tell, narrate) · sk porozprávať (to tell, narrate) · eo rakonti (to tell, narrate) · cmn 叙述 (to tell, narrate) · hu elbeszél (to tell, narrate) · bg разка́жа (to tell, narrate) · pl opowiadać (to tell, narrate) · cs vyprávět (to tell, narrate) · ru пересказа́ть (to tell, narrate) · fa بازگفتن (to tell, narrate) · it narrare (to tell, narrate) · fr raconter (to tell, narrate) · cmn 詳述 /详述 (to tell, narrate)

recount en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹiːkaʊnt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count English recount From re- + count.

Meanings

1. A counting again, as of votes.
   • The Georgia Republican Party and US Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican who’s leading the Trump campaign’s recount efforts in the state, on Tuesday requested a pre-certification “manual hand recount of every ballot cast within the State of Georgia” for president. 2020 November 11, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Georgia to conduct full by-hand count of presidential race ballots, secretary of state says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2021:

Forms

Translations (12)

hu újraszámolás (counting again) · pt recontagem (counting again) · hu újraszámlálás (counting again) · sv omräkning (counting again) · fi tarkistuslaskenta (counting again) · fi uudelleenlaskenta (counting again) · hy վերահաշվարկ (counting again) · it riconteggio (counting again) · gv aachoontey (counting again) · gd ath-chunntadh (counting again) · ru пересчёт (counting again) · ja 再集計 (counting again)

recount en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɹiːˈkaʊnt/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹiːkaʊnt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count English recount From re- + count.

Meanings

1. To count again.
   • Georgia’s secretary of state announced Wednesday that the state will conduct an audit of the 2020 presidential race, recounting by hand the millions of ballots cast in the state, where President-elect Joe Biden is leading. 2020 November 11, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Georgia to conduct full by-hand count of presidential race ballots, secretary of state says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2021:

Forms

Deriveds

recountal · unrecounted · misrecount · recountable · recounter · recountless · recountment

Translations (15)

pt recontar (to count again) · bg преброявам отново (to count again) · gv aachoont (to count again) · hu újraszámol (to count again) · it riconteggiare (to count again) · ru пересчи́тывать (to count again) · la traloquor (to count again) · ru пересчита́ть (to count again) · hu újraszámlál (to count again) · hy վերահաշվարկել (to count again) · fr recompter (to count again) · sv räkna om (to count again) · gv aachoearroo (to count again) · fi laskea uudestaan (to count again) · fi kertoa uudelleen (to count again)