to recite
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3.5
- verb
- /rɪˈsaɪt/
:
recitar
- Shall I recite the breakfast menu for you?
- recite from memory
- recite a poem
- recite a prayer
I would love to recite some floofy poetry.
- I would love to recite some floofy poetry.
- And like Biden, the crowds went nuts when JFK recited some classic Irish verse.
- And when we say chorus, they were in fact not just reciting things, but singing, right?
- And then he starts reciting the Bible verse that Cliff recited to me.
- You can speak, recite what you read in the book.
- And so they're terribly dull to listen to someone recite.
- And so then I heard your episode with Joe, and you recited a poem at the end.
- He loves computing, Plus he is Russian and recites a poem in Russian at the end of the podcast.
- JKZPI OK, now you in your own head can try and recite back those letters if you like.
- So I'm going to recite a poem here from a, a great poet.
- And they also had them recite oh money Padme Hum, which is the most famous Buddhist mantra.
- Already by that time, the Lovecraft is a a very bright, precocious boy starts reciting poetry, memorizing it.
- So we, we appreciate you talking with us And and really are you know, I'm not going to make you recite your whole book.
Examples
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During the musical piece, selected students recited "Madam and her Madam."
Academic text (2008) -
Why don't you go out now and recite the Gettysburg Address?
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And can anybody here quickly recite the full names of every one of these?
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When I was in high school, we used to recite it to each other.
Fiction book (1990) -
What was that old poem you used to recite to me as a child?
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I will now recite the blessing of the harvest.
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Please recite what you have memorized.
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I recited a prayer for good luck to protect me and my family on our journey.
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And so then I heard your episode with Joe, and you recited a poem at the end.
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During the talent show, she will recite a famous poem for the audience.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To do or say something again
4
8.2
To speak loudly and with strong feeling like an actor giving a speech
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5.0
Say a list of things quickly and easily
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3.9
To say or write something exactly as you remember it
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5.8
To say facts or numbers quickly and easily
Antonyms
How Formal
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Morphology
Etymology
Recite comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and citare 'to call or say', so it originally meant 'to say again' out loud. That's why today to recite often means to say something from memory, usually for other people to hear.