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 Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 July 2025
The viral post recounts how a guest unexpectedly asked to stay overnight following a Sunday dinner—despite no alcohol being served—and was still asleep deep into the next day, blocking access to the host's home office.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Those ballots are then fed through a tabulating machine to tally the votes and can be retrieved later if a recount is needed.
—Charlotte Kramon, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
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Verb
The author of this memoir recounts her time working as the Director of Public Policy at Facebook, now known as Meta, and gives readers a firsthand account of life at the company.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 July 2025
The viral post recounts how a guest unexpectedly asked to stay overnight following a Sunday dinner—despite no alcohol being served—and was still asleep deep into the next day, blocking access to the host's home office.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Noun
The situation is so fluid that Canada’s Governor General, Mary Simon, has had to state that no official transfer of power shall occur until after the recounts are completed.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Those ballots are then fed through a tabulating machine to tally the votes and can be retrieved later if a recount is needed.
—Charlotte Kramon, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recount. Accessed 22 Jul. 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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