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retell

/riːˈtɛl/

/riˈtɛl/

retellverb

retold

Past Simple

retold

Past Participle

retelling

Gerund

/riːˈtɛl/

/riˈtɛl/

Translations

Can you retell the story in your own words?

Можешь пересказать историю своими словами?

Definitions

To tell a story or event again, often in a different way or from a different perspective.

She decided to retell the fairy tale with a modern twist.

To recount or narrate something that has been told before.

He could retell the entire movie plot from memory.

Synonyms

retellnoun

retells

/ˌriːˈtel/

/ˌriˈtɛl/

Used countably in publishing/fandom to denote a new version or adaptation of an existing story.

Definitions

A new version or adaptation of a story that has been told before; an act of retelling.

The novel is a dark retell of the classic fairy tale.