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recap [verb]

to repeat the main points of an explanation or description

US /ˈriː.kæp/ 
UK /ˈriː.kæp/ 
Example: 

Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

recap

recap /ˈriːkæp, riːˈkæp/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle recapped, present participle recapping) [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: recapitulate]
to repeat the main points of something that has just been said:
Let me just recap what’s been discussed so far.
recap on
to recap on the previous lecture

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

recap

recap [recap recaps recapped recapping] verb, noun   [ˈriːkæp]    [ˈriːkæp] 

 

verb (-pp-) intransitive, transitive ~ (on sth) | ~ sth | ~ what, where, etc… =  recapitulate
Let me just recap on what we've decided so far.
 
Word Origin:
1950s: abbreviation.  
Example Bank:
Let me just recap on what we've decided so far.

 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

recap / ˈriː.kæp / / ˌriːˈkæp / verb [ I or T ] ( -pp- )

to repeat the main points of an explanation or description:

Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.

To recap, our main aim is to increase sales by 15 percent this year.

 

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

recap

[ri͟ːkæ̱p]
 recaps, recapping, recapped
 VERB

 You can say that you are going to recap when you want to draw people's attention to the fact that you are going to repeat the main points of an explanation, argument, or description, as a summary of it.
  To recap briefly, an agreement negotiated to cut the budget deficit in the coming year was rejected 10 days ago by a large majority...
  [V n] Can you recap the points included in the regional conference proposal?
 Syn:
 sum up, recapitulate
 N-SING
 Recap is also a noun. Each report starts with a summary of the last month, a recap of how we did versus our projections, and a rundown on the significant events of the period.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

recap

re·cap /ˈriːˌkæp/ verb -caps; -capped; -cap·ping : to give a brief summary of what has been done or said before

[+ obj]

• At the end of the program, the announcer recapped the day's news.
• Before we continue, let's recap what we have done so far.

[no obj]

• Before we continue, let's recap.
- recap noun, pl -caps [count]
• The article provides a short recap of recent political developments.
• Before we continue, here's a recap of what we have done so far.