recount

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verb (1)

re·​count ri-ˈkau̇nt How to pronounce recount (audio)
recounted; recounting; recounts

transitive verb

: to relate in detail : narrate
recounter noun

recount

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verb (2)

re·​count (ˌ)rē-ˈkau̇nt How to pronounce recount (audio)
recounted; recounting; recounts

transitive verb

: to count again

recount

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noun

re·​count ˈrē-ˌkau̇nt How to pronounce recount (audio)
(ˌ)rē-ˈkau̇nt
: a second or fresh count

Examples of recount in a Sentence

Noun The election was very close and the loser demanded a recount.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The following month, the mother of the girl in Oklahoma said, FBI agents contacted her and asked her to recount the details of the abuse. Chris Dehghanpoor, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 At a press conference at the opening of the latest property in the Edition hotel empire—the Riviera Maya Edition at Kanai just outside Cancún, Mexico—documentarian Matt Tyrnauer recounted a revealing anecdote about Studio 54 impresario Ian Schrager. Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024 In a speech at the postgame podium that lasted more than four minutes, Green recounted several instances Myers made a lasting impact on him, including when the general manager sat with him while he was suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024 Wadlow recounted an early meeting with Blum which detailed the mogul’s vision of creatives having control. William Earl, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024 Many other actors’ memoirs fall victim to recounting petty anecdotes or leaning on emotional platitudes, but Davis’s solidifies all the good that can come out of a performing career. Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2024 David Goodman recounts a terrible night on Pamola’s Fury and the difficult decisions a group of climbers had to make. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 6 Mar. 2024 The rest of her narrative is recounted in the same frank, matter-of-fact style as her paintings. Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024 Yearwood recounted how she was blindsided during an interview with a question about an erroneous tabloid story about her. Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Noun
When Hurtado’s 2022 state Senate race came down to a recount, Salas helped to cure ballots to make sure they were counted. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 Lauren narrowly secured a second term in November 2022 after underdog Democratic challenger Adam Frisch came within 600 votes of unseating her, triggering an automatic recount. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024 But so far, Bovo doesn’t seem keen on applying with the federal government for a special census count, as proposed by Councilwoman Angelica Pacheco, which would allow for a federal recount of Hialeah’s residents. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024 Arizona leaders must act by February to avoid possible havoc due to election recounts Will Donald Trump lock it up? Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024 The state filed a recount request in September, and it was granted this week. Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2024 The current variations, on display regularly during Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign thus far, are merely part of the dancing fountain of lies that have been disproven by the count, the recount, and the audit of the 2020 vote in Georgia. Brad Raffensperger, National Review, 17 Jan. 2024 The Florida Supreme Court in 2000 was not itself deciding the fate of the candidates but trying to allow the completion of a recount that would have clarified the will of voters. Charlie Savage, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023 The recount shifted 25 votes to the Democrat, who conceded. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French recunter, from re- + cunter to count, relate — more at count

Verb (2)

re- + count

First Known Use

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1764, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recount was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recount. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

recount

1 of 3 verb
re·​count ri-ˈkau̇nt How to pronounce recount (audio)
: to tell about in detail : narrate
recount an adventure

recount

2 of 3 verb
re·​count (ˈ)rē-ˈkau̇nt How to pronounce recount (audio)
: to count again

recount

3 of 3 noun
re·​count ˈrē-ˌkau̇nt How to pronounce recount (audio)
(ˈ)rē-ˈkau̇nt
: a second or fresh count (as of election votes)
Etymology

Verb

Middle English recounten "to tell about," from early French recunter (same meaning), from re- "again" and cunter "relate, count"

Verb

from English re- (prefix) and count

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