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Definition of retell
retold
play \-ˈtōld\;retelling
transitive verb
1 : to tell again or in another form
2 : to count again
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Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
Recent Examples of retell from the Web
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Rather than needing to retell your story later on, just stick with the facts right from the beginning.
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Rep. Chuck Fleischmann retold the story to reporters off the floor of how members huddled down in the dugout waiting for the gunshots to end.
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One of few woman who have one the Best Direction of a Play, Rebecca Taichman took home the Tony for her work on Indecent, a play that retells the history of a controversial Yiddish play.
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The stories have been retold again and again, by Euripides, Jean Racine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Richard Strauss, Eugene O’Neill, and Jean-Paul Sartre, among many others.
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The book retells the accepted view of Kelly’s scandal-free life.
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As always, when something involves young children and competition, there were colorful moments as Gillam retold stories from past chess tournaments leading up to the UCF event.
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These films retell the optimistic single story of teaching: an idealistic young teacher confronts the soul-crushing reality of public schools but perseveres to learn lessons about herself, her students, and the world.
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Trump seemed to be retelling what Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said about NAFTA dispute resolution, possibly in the context of the softwood lumber dispute.
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First Known Use of retell
1593
RETELL Defined for English Language Learners
retell
play
verb
Definition of retell for English Language Learners
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: to tell (a story) again especially in a different way
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