re·count
ˈrē-ˌkau̇nt 
(ˌ)rē-ˈkau̇nt
: a second or fresh count
Examples of recount in a Sentence
Verb (1)
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
Noun
The election was very close and the loser demanded a recount.
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Stafford will recount his past adventures and preview his upcoming Discovery Channel series, Rite of Passage, which debuts in January.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
The final results, accepted by the Boston Election Commission on Monday, also led to Wu, Kraft and Cappucci picking up votes in the partial recount, which encompassed five of the city’s 22 wards.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Age of Innocence actress recounted meeting De Palma and the casting director and crushing her first audition for the movie.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Stafford will recount his past adventures and preview his upcoming Discovery Channel series, Rite of Passage, which debuts in January.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
Neighbors recount scene outside Michigan church Phillip Cotter, a Clio resident, stood at the police cordon on Sunday morning.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
The final results, accepted by the Boston Election Commission on Monday, also led to Wu, Kraft and Cappucci picking up votes in the partial recount, which encompassed five of the city’s 22 wards.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recount. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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recount
1 of 3 verb
re·count
ri-ˈkau̇nt
: to tell about in detail : narrate
recount an adventure
recount
2 of 3 verb
re·count
(ˈ)rē-ˈkau̇nt
: to count again
recount
3 of 3 noun
re·count
ˈrē-ˌkau̇nt
(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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