# retell

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹiˈtɛl/ · frequency rank #71,847

## Definitions
1. To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.

## Etymology
From re- + tell.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/retell