recapre‧cap /ˈriːkæp, riːˈkæp/ verb (past tense and past participle recapped, present participle recapping) [intransitive, transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
Let me just recap what’s been discussed so far.recap on to recap on the previous lecture—re‧cap /ˈriːkæp/ noun [countable]
Word OriginWORD ORIGINrecap
Verb TableOrigin:
1900-2000 recapitulateVERB TABLE
recap
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | recap |
| he, she, it | recaps | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | recapped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have recapped |
| he, she, it | has recapped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had recapped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will recap |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have recapped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am recapping |
| he, she, it | is recapping | |
| you, we, they | are recapping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was recapping |
| you, we, they | were recapping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been recapping |
| he, she, it | has been recapping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been recapping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be recapping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been recapping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- At this point, I'd like to take a few moments to recap.
- Before we start the discussion we should first recapitulate a little of last week's lecture.
- She paused to recap on the story so far.
- Finish by recapping exactly what it is you are going to do as a result of the telephone conversation.
- In it, Clinton recapped some of his toughest decisions, and important moments in his presidency, good and bad.
- To recap the method, direct taxes have a legal framework facilitating the assessment of the overall effective marginal tax rates.
Longman Language Activatorto repeat the important parts of something► go over
to repeat the main points of something that has just been said: to repeat the important parts of a speech or explanation so that people can understand it better: · OK, I'll go over the plan one more time, but pay attention this time.· Don't worry if you don't understand everything - she'll go over the main points again at the end.
► recap also recapitulate formal to repeat the important parts of what has been said or done before in order to remind people: · At this point, I'd like to take a few moments to recap.· Before we start the discussion we should first recapitulate a little of last week's lecture.recap on British: · She paused to recap on the story so far.
to summarize something► summarize also summarise British to make a short statement giving only the main information, but not the details, of a report, plan, event etc: · Your final paragraph should summarize the main points of your essay.· The interview was summarized on the front page of the newspaper.· The report was detailed and thorough; it didn't just summarize.
► sum up to summarize something clearly and in very few words, especially at the end of a speech, report, or meeting: · The Chairman's job was to introduce the speakers and to sum up at the end of the debate.sum up something: · The last section of the report sums up the arguments on both sides.· In these few words the president summed up the feelings of the whole nation.sum something up: · I couldn't have summed it up better.
► recap/give (somebody) a recap to make a short spoken statement summarizing what has already been said in order to remind someone of it: · If you missed the previous episode, Alistair Cooke starts off each week by recapping the story so far.· To recap the legend: William Tell shot an apple off his son's head.recap/give (sb) a recap of: · At the end of the article, Kohn gives a recap of the proposals.
► give (somebody) a rundown to give someone a short, usually spoken report, especially about a series of events, including all the important facts: · Before we go to work on this, you'd better give us a complete rundown.give (sb) a rundown on: · Baseball cards give a rundown on each player's statistics.give (sb) a rundown of: · Can you give me a rundown of what was said at yesterday's meeting?
Let me just recap what’s been discussed so far.recap on to recap on the previous lecture—re‧cap /ˈriːkæp/ noun [countable]