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recounted

recounted is the simple past and past participle of recount.

Meaning of recount

Verb (1)

recount (third-person singular simple present recounts, present participle recounting, simple past and past participle recounted)

  1. To tell; narrate; to relate in detail.
    • The old man recounted the tale of how he caught the big fish.
  2. (dated) To rehearse; to enumerate.
    • to recount one's blessings

Verb (2)

recount (third-person singular simple present recounts, present participle recounting, simple past and past participle recounted)

  1. To count again.
    • Georgia’s secretary of state announced Wednesday that the state will conduct an audit of the 2020 presidential race, recounting by hand the millions of ballots cast in the state, where President-elect Joe Biden is leading.2020 November 11, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Georgia to conduct full by-hand count of presidential race ballots, secretary of state says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2021

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Questions about recounted

What is recounted the simple past and past participle of?
Recounted is the simple past and past participle of recount.

Words near recounted in the dictionary

  1. recouer
  2. recount
  3. recountable
  4. recountal
  5. recountals
  6. recounted
  7. recounter
  8. recounteract
  9. recounteracted
  10. recounteracting
  11. recounteracts

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