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verb

Definition of recountsnext
present tense third-person singular of recount
as in describes
to give an oral or written account of in some detail a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan

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recounts

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noun

plural of recount
as in amounts

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  1. describes
  2. amounts
  3. tells
Verb
  • The report describes brain injuries, and cuts and bruises on his head and other areas.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • By Hannah Jackson Former professional dancer turned pastry chef, Kaitlin Guerin, describes her journey to opening her bakery as a true homecoming.
    Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of describes
Noun
  • The Lone Star politician is hot over Dallas voters looking at decriminalizing cannabis in small amounts.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • California did not experience large amounts of dry lightning during the summer.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of amounts
Verb
  • This tells you what the words have in common.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Siegel's segment, Stowaway, tells the story of a young conspiracy theorist who heads to the Mojave Desert to document sightings of lights in the sky.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of tells
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