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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : ree-tel
Phonetic Transcription : riˈtɛl



Definition of retold

Origin :
  • 1590s, from re- "back, again" + tell (v.). Related: Retold; retelling.
  • As in narrative : adj storylike, chronological
  • As in repeated : adj said again
  • As in quote : verb repeat something spoken, written by another
  • As in recite : verb read out loud; narrate
  • As in reiterate : verb say or do again
  • As in relate : verb give an account of
  • As in repeat : verb duplicate, do again
  • As in retrace : verb repeat
  • As in restate : verb repeat
Example sentences :
  • Moliere took those old stories and retold them in his own language.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • These were Scottish children to whom the stories were retold, and they understood the Scottish tongue.
  • Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • The rest of the story is now familiar and needs not be retold.
  • Extract from : « The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1886. » by Various
  • In the tales as I have retold them for you, I hope you will not find any of these faults.
  • Extract from : « King Arthur's Knights » by Henry Gilbert
  • In 1885 this story was retold from authentic sources as follows.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance » by Various
  • Often she did not know its name, sometimes she could not have retold the tale.
  • Extract from : « Yonder » by Emily Hilda Young
  • So the wonderful story was told and retold for miles and miles around.
  • Extract from : « Father Thrift and His Animal Friends » by Joseph Charles Sindelar
  • I have retold it here because we have in it the animal in the man.
  • Extract from : « Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories » by Anonymous
  • They have been told and retold in every pulpit of the world.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
  • Briefly he stated his errand and retold the tale he had told the sheriff.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Chums in the Florida Jungle » by Wilmer M. Ely

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