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Common collocations with recount in American Collocation

recount verb transitive

US /rɪˈkaʊnt/

with a particular feeling

gleefully
happily
proudly

He gleefully recounts every personal detail.

causing a particular reaction

movingly
vividly

Local characters and customs are vividly recounted.

briefly

briefly

Let me briefly recount Cartwright’s view as I see it.

story

anecdote
legend
saga
story
tale

A story-teller will recount traditional Indian tales, and there will be Indian music.

event

deed
encounter
episode
incident

Later in the some letter, his friend recounted an episode of almost suicidal courage.

adventure

adventures
exploits

In the classical texts, her mythological exploits are recounted.

experience

conversation
dream
experience
memory

The Vice Chairman recounted this conversation to the Chief Executive of the Trust.