retell
retell · retells · retold · retelling
повторити, повторювати
пересказывать, пересказать
nacherzählen, wiedererzählen
To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heardTo tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.
/ɹiˈtɛl/
» Ziri retold the story multiple times.
Meaning
1 sensesTo tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.
She will retell the story from her perspective in the next meeting.
He had to retell the story several times before it was understood.
wiedererzählen, nacherzählen
переска́зыватьpereskázyvatʹ, пересказа́тьpereskazátʹ
More definitions
- render verbally
- make into fiction
- to say, state, or perform again
Examples
9 sentencesZiri retold the story multiple times.
Ziri retold his story to four different officers.
This tale has been told and retold for centuries.
The narrator retells the event in his own way.
I will try to retell it in my own words.
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Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to tell again:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to tell again:
Forms
retells, retelling, retold, retoldSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- render verbally:recite
- make into fiction:fictionalizefictionalise
- to say, state, or perform again:repeatreiterateingeminateiteraterestate
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle