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It seems like every year Hollywood makes an attempt to retell the Manson story, and I just couldn't be less interested in it. It's not really our crowning achievement as a civilisation. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but it just bores me.
John Hawkes

Meaning of "retell" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETELL

retell  [riːˈtɛl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETELL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retell is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb retell in English.

WHAT DOES RETELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of retell in the English dictionary

The definition of retell in the dictionary is to relate again or differently.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RETELL

PRESENT

Present
I retell
you retell
he/she/it retells
we retell
you retell
they retell
Present continuous
I am retelling
you are retelling
he/she/it is retelling
we are retelling
you are retelling
they are retelling
Present perfect
I have retold
you have retold
he/she/it has retold
we have retold
you have retold
they have retold
Present perfect continuous
I have been retelling
you have been retelling
he/she/it has been retelling
we have been retelling
you have been retelling
they have been retelling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I retold
you retold
he/she/it retold
we retold
you retold
they retold
Past continuous
I was retelling
you were retelling
he/she/it was retelling
we were retelling
you were retelling
they were retelling
Past perfect
I had retold
you had retold
he/she/it had retold
we had retold
you had retold
they had retold
Past perfect continuous
I had been retelling
you had been retelling
he/she/it had been retelling
we had been retelling
you had been retelling
they had been retelling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will retell
you will retell
he/she/it will retell
we will retell
you will retell
they will retell
Future continuous
I will be retelling
you will be retelling
he/she/it will be retelling
we will be retelling
you will be retelling
they will be retelling
Future perfect
I will have retold
you will have retold
he/she/it will have retold
we will have retold
you will have retold
they will have retold
Future perfect continuous
I will have been retelling
you will have been retelling
he/she/it will have been retelling
we will have been retelling
you will have been retelling
they will have been retelling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would retell
you would retell
he/she/it would retell
we would retell
you would retell
they would retell
Conditional continuous
I would be retelling
you would be retelling
he/she/it would be retelling
we would be retelling
you would be retelling
they would be retelling
Conditional perfect
I would have retell
you would have retell
he/she/it would have retell
we would have retell
you would have retell
they would have retell
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been retelling
you would have been retelling
he/she/it would have been retelling
we would have been retelling
you would have been retelling
they would have been retelling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you retell
we let´s retell
you retell
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to retell
Past participle
retold
Present Participle
retelling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETELL


artel
ɑːˈtɛl
bagatelle
ˌbæɡəˈtɛl
boatel
bəʊˈtɛl
botel
bəʊˈtɛl
brocatel
ˌbrɒkəˈtɛl
brocatelle
ˌbrɒkəˈtɛl
cartel
kɑːˈtɛl
clientele
ˌkliːɒnˈtɛl
Courtelle
kɔːˈtɛl
dentelle
dɛnˈtɛl
floatel
fləʊˈtɛl
flotel
fləʊˈtɛl
foretell
fɔːˈtɛl
hotel
həʊˈtɛl
immortelle
ˌɪmɔːˈtɛl
Martel
mɑːˈtɛl
moschatel
ˌmɒskəˈtɛl
motel
məʊˈtɛl
muscatel
ˌmʌskəˈtɛl
pointelle
pɔɪnˈtɛl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETELL

retd
rete
reteach
reteam
retear
reteller
retelling
retem
retemper
retene
retention
retentionist
retentions
retentive
retentively
retentiveness
retentivity
retest
retestify
retexture

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETELL

all very well
as well
bell
Campbell
cell
dell
fell
hear tell
hell
just as well
kiss-and-tell
mell
Mitchell
out-tell
Saint Austell
sell
shell
stell
tell
well

Synonyms and antonyms of retell in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retell» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETELL

Find out the translation of retell to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retell from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retell» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

复述
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recontar
570 millions of speakers

English

retell
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निकल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روايتها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пересказывать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recontar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নতুন করে বলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

raconter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retell
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nacherzählen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

再び語る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

되풀이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retell
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kể lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retell
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Retell करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tekrar anlatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raccontare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opowiedzieć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переказувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

repovesti
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξαναλέγω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorvertel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retell
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjenfortelle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retell

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETELL»

The term «retell» is regularly used and occupies the 71.474 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETELL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «retell» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «retell» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retell

EXAMPLES

4 QUOTES WITH «RETELL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word retell.
1
Malik Bendjelloul
The perfect story is one you can retell in three minutes, and every single sentence is interesting.
2
Bruce Feiler
The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come.
3
John Hawkes
It seems like every year Hollywood makes an attempt to retell the Manson story, and I just couldn't be less interested in it. It's not really our crowning achievement as a civilisation. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but it just bores me.
4
Terry Jones
Every age sort of has its own history. History is really the stories that we retell to ourselves to make them relevant to every age. So we put our own values and our own spin on it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETELL»

Discover the use of retell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Writing to Retell
Gives tips and provides instructions for how to write reports, articles, or newsletters that retell factual events.
Jill Jarnow, 2006
2
Read and Retell: A Strategy for the Whole-Language/Natural ...
"Read and Retell" details a simple and easy-to prepare strategy that teachers can use in the whole language classroom.
Hazel Brown, Brian Cambourne, 1990
3
Revisit, Reflect, Retell, Updated Edition: Time-Tested ...
Now, Linda Hoyt returns with an updated edition of Revisit, Reflect, Retell that's loaded with new, teacher-friendly features and several new strategies, making it more useful than ever."--BOOK JACKET.
Linda Hoyt, 2009
4
Retell Bible Narratives from Another Angle: 12 Sketches
These collections of creative sketches—using glimpses into popular culture, parodies of TV series and game shows, and issues students face—will prompt teens to look at familiar biblical concepts through a different lens.
Kelly Carr, Various, 2008
5
The CAFE Book: Engaging All Students in Daily Literacy ...
How We Teach It Retelling is used on many beginning reading assessments, yet for years we never really taught students explicitly how to retell. We start by modeling this with our students during read-alouds. This technique is used by ...
Gail Boushey, Joan Moser, 2009
6
CCSS RL.1.2 Retell Stories: Aligns to CCSS RL.1.2: Retell ...
Aligns to CCSS RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. Supplemental Worksheets for the Common Core Retell Stories Standard: RL. 1 .2 Lorenz Educational Press Put ...
‎2014
7
Growing Readers: Units of Study in the Primary Classroom
Besides teaching children to identify characters as they retell, there are other things we can teach them in mini-lessons for this part of the unit of study. - Readers identify the setting when they retell. When children read books that have several ...
Kathy Collins, 2004
8
Academic Skills Problems Fourth Edition Workbook
The broad categories for scoring this type of retell include examination of the main topic, primary supporting detail, and secondary supporting detail. Users of this form must examine passages that are used for retells and, prior to using the form, ...
Edward S. Shapiro, 2010
9
Developing Literacy in Preschool
Story Retelling Encouraging a listener or reader to retell a story helps develop a child's vocabulary, syntax, comprehension, and sense of story structure (Ritchie, James-Szanton, & Howes, 2003). Retelling engages children in holistic ...
Lesley Mandel Morrow, 2007
10
Common Core: Complex Issues in Text
Topics for student stories: • Retell Cinderella from the point of view of one of the step-sisters. • Retell Little Red Riding Hood from the point of view of the grandmother. • Retell The Ugly Ducking from the point of view of one of the real ducklings.
Linda Armstrong, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETELL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retell is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Virginia woman opens first burlesque club in China, lives to retell the …
Amelia Kallman's career path as an actress growing up in Northern Virginia was fairly conventional: She went from dance lessons and commercials as a child, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Attorney to retell how he helped prove Holocaust happened; book …
Long Beach native Wiiliam John Cox is having a reading and signing of his new book "The Holocaust Case" on Sunday at The Gatsby Books. Cox is a retired ... «Long Beach Press Telegram, Jul 15»
3
Retell the narrative of Islam to attack ISIL's core
Until recently, they both appeared to be normal citizens – both Seifeddine Rezgui, the former breakdancing enthusiast who pitilessly gunned down innocent ... «The National, Jun 15»
4
New Star Wars Books Retell the Classic Trilogy from New Points of …
By Cassidee MoserEver wondered exactly what happened while Yoda was training Luke to be a Jedi? Or exactly how Leia grew up on Alderaan? A new series ... «IGN, Jun 15»
5
E. L. James' 'Grey' To Retell Fifty Shades, Hits Shelves June 18
... movie grossing $ 570 million. A sequel is in the works, reports The Washington Post. The new book will be a retelling of Fifty Shades of Grey by Christian Grey. «News Every day, Jun 15»
6
Heard a funny story? Half of us retell them as our own... even to the …
Some 53 per cent said that they had even heard somebody else retelling one of their own anecdotes - and claiming it was theirs. The test participants recalled ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
7
Enniskillen museum to retell Battle of Waterloo stories
The museum at Enniskillen Castle will be retelling some incredible stories of heroism from the battlefield where the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon. «BBC News, May 15»
8
Nikon challenges photographers to retell classic fairy tales in 4 shots
Photographers have given fairy tales a modern twist for a stunning photo series 'A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words'. Three photographers were enlisted by ... «Metro, May 15»
9
How to Relish, Reread, Review, Retell and Relive Bible Stories
Biblical exemplars are much more than stories that we remember and retell often. The very development within a text, for example, one of the 7 WordWonders, ... «Christian Post, May 15»
10
A difficult path to retell classical Indian mythology!
Retelling of mythologies isn't new to Indian audiences, but when an author chooses to create a fantasy world drawing from classical Indian mythology one does ... «Times of India, May 15»

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