Recount — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election

narrate or give a detailed account of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻkˈaʊnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪkˈaʊnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪkˈaʊnt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻkˈaʊnt/.

Examples

Tell what happened
The father told a story to his child
We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tell narrate recite

Parts of Speech

noun	an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
verb	narrate or give a detailed account of “Tell what happened”
verb	count again “We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made”

Word Forms

recount	verb	count again
tale	noun	a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
teller	noun	someone who tells a story
telling	noun	an act of narration
narrative	adjective	consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
narration	noun	(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
narrator	noun	someone who tells a story
recounting	noun	an act of narration
recital	noun	a detailed account or description of something
recount	noun	an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erzählen

eine zusätzliche (normalerweise eine zweite) Zählung; insbesondere der Stimmen bei einer knappen Wahl

🇫🇷French

raconter

un compte supplémentaire (généralement une seconde) ; surtout des votes lors d'élections serrées

🇪🇸Spanish

recuento

un conteo adicional (generalmente un segundo); especialmente de los votos en una elección reñida

🇮🇹Italian

raccontare

un conteggio aggiuntivo (di solito un secondo); soprattutto dei voti in un'elezione ravvicinata

🇳🇱Dutch

vertellen

een extra (meestal een tweede) telling; vooral van de stemmen bij krappe verkiezingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

recontagem

uma contagem adicional (geralmente um segundo); especialmente dos votos em uma eleição acirrada

🇷🇺Russian

пересчитывать

дополнительный (обычно второй) счет; особенно голосов на закрытых выборах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ब्योरा

एक अतिरिक्त (आमतौर पर एक सेकंड) गिनती; विशेष रूप से करीबी चुनाव में वोटों का

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনঃগণনা

একটি অতিরিক্ত (সাধারণত একটি সেকেন্ড) গণনা; বিশেষ করে একটি ঘনিষ্ঠ নির্বাচনে ভোট

🇮🇳Tamil

மீண்டும் எண்ணவும்

கூடுதல் (பொதுவாக ஒரு நொடி) எண்ணிக்கை; குறிப்பாக நெருக்கமான தேர்தலில் வாக்குகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరిగి లెక్కించు

అదనపు (సాధారణంగా రెండవ) గణన; ముఖ్యంగా దగ్గరి ఎన్నికలలో ఓట్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

मोजणी

अतिरिक्त (सामान्यतः एक सेकंद) गणना; विशेषत: जवळच्या निवडणुकीतील मतांची

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગણતરી

વધારાની (સામાન્ય રીતે સેકન્ડ) ગણતરી; ખાસ કરીને નજીકની ચૂંટણીમાં મતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಎಣಿಕೆ

ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಎರಡನೇ) ಎಣಿಕೆ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ನಿಕಟ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮತಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീണ്ടും എണ്ണുക

ഒരു അധിക (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു സെക്കൻഡ്) എണ്ണം; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അടുത്ത തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിലെ വോട്ടുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੜ ਗਿਣਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਧੂ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਕਿੰਟ) ਗਿਣਤੀ; ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਚੋਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੋਟਾਂ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوبارہ گنتی

ایک اضافی (عام طور پر ایک سیکنڈ) شمار؛ خاص طور پر قریبی انتخابات میں ووٹوں کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叙事

额外（通常是第二次）计数；尤其是在势均力敌的选举中的选票

🇯🇵Japanese

語る

追加の (通常は 2 番目の) カウント。特に接戦の選挙での票の

🇰🇷Korean

다시 세기

추가(보통 1초) 카운트; 특히 가까운 선거에서 투표율

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kể lại

một số đếm bổ sung (thường là một giây); đặc biệt là số phiếu bầu trong một cuộc bầu cử sát sao

🇹🇭Thai

เล่าขาน

การนับเพิ่มเติม (โดยปกติจะเป็นวินาที) โดยเฉพาะการลงคะแนนเสียงในการเลือกตั้งที่ใกล้ชิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengingat

hitungan tambahan (biasanya satu detik); terutama suara dalam pemilu yang ketat

🇵🇭Filipino

magkwento

isang karagdagang (karaniwang isang segundo) na bilang; lalo na sa mga boto sa malapit na halalan

🇲🇾Malay

bercerita

kiraan tambahan (biasanya satu saat); terutamanya undi dalam pilihan raya yang rapat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إعادة فرز الأصوات

عدد إضافي (عادة ثانية)؛ وخاصة الأصوات في انتخابات متقاربة

🇮🇷Persian

بازشماری

یک تعداد اضافی (معمولاً یک دوم)؛ به ویژه آرای انتخابات نزدیک

🇹🇷Turkish

yeniden saymak

ek bir (genellikle bir saniye) sayım; özellikle yakın bir seçimdeki oylar

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַפֵּר

ספירה נוספת (בדרך כלל שנייה); במיוחד של הקולות בבחירות צמודות

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The primary meaning of 'recount' is 'an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election'.

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