recount
Tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience
Examples
In a meeting
“Let me recount what happened in the client meeting so everyone's aligned.”
Over coffee
“She recounted the entire embarrassing incident at dinner last night.”
Why this word
tell
Recount means giving a detailed narrative account of events, while tell is general communication
describe
Recount focuses on narrating events in sequence, while describe focuses on characteristics or appearance
report
Recount emphasizes narrative retelling of experiences, while report focuses on factual information delivery
Usage tip
Use for narrative descriptions of past events. More formal than 'tell' and implies detail or sequence.
Etymology
Old French 'reconter' — to tell, relate, from re- (again) + conter (to count, tell)
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broach
To bring up or introduce a topic for discussion
concise
Giving a lot of information clearly in few words.
ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation; not clear or decided.
convey
To communicate or make an idea, feeling, or meaning known.
reiterate
To say something again for emphasis or clarity.
paraphrase
To restate something in different words to make it clearer or shorter.