1. (

• relation ,
• telling ,
• recounting

) an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" ;

1. (

• tell ,
• narrate ,
• recount ,
• recite ,

) narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" ;

2. (

• recount ,

) count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made" ;