retell

verb
UK: /ˌriːˈtel/
US: /ˌriːˈtel/

  1. To tell a story again, often in a different way.

    1. Can you retell the story?
    2. She had to retell the events of that awful night to the police.

  2. To narrate or recount something you heard or read.

    1. Retell what you read in the book.
    2. I will retell his version of the event, as he asked me to do.

Synonyms

recount restate repeat rehash narrate recite
retell noun

  1. An act of telling a story again.

    1. This is a retell of a fairy tale.
    2. The retell of the story had a completely unexpected ending.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "retell" in English means: To tell a story again, often in a different way., To narrate or recount something you heard or read..

The phonetic transcription of "retell" is /ˌriːˈtel/ in British English and /ˌriːˈtel/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "retell": recount, restate, repeat, rehash, narrate, recite.

Example usage of "retell": "Can you retell the story?". More examples on the page.