recite
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner: to recite a lesson.
to repeat (a piece of poetry or prose) before an audience, as for entertainment.
to give an account of: to recite one's adventures.
to enumerate.
to recite a lesson or part of a lesson for a teacher.
to recite or repeat something from memory.
Origin of recite
1synonym study For recite
Other words for recite
Other words from recite
- re·cit·a·ble, adjective
- re·cit·er, noun
- pre·re·cite, verb (used with object), pre·re·cit·ed, pre·re·cit·ing.
- un·re·cit·ed, adjective
- well-re·cit·ed, adjective
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How to use recite in a sentence
One man said he was ticketed for drunkenly reciting rap lyrics after leaving work in the middle of the night.
Morning Report: SDPD Says It Will Stop Seditious Language Tickets | Voice of San Diego | August 17, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe anxiety scores of women who stayed in Tzfat and recited psalms, on the other hand, were more than 50 percent lower than women who stayed and did not recite psalms.
Why do we miss the rituals put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic? | Sujata Gupta | August 14, 2020 | Science NewsOther groups recited the words sequentially, with each member reading the words in only one column.
Why do we miss the rituals put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic? | Sujata Gupta | August 14, 2020 | Science NewsThat is, the anxiety scores of women who left Tzfat and recited psalms were only slightly lower than the scores of women who left but did not recite psalms.
Why do we miss the rituals put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic? | Sujata Gupta | August 14, 2020 | Science NewsOverall, those who remained in Tzfat and recited psalms had lower anxiety scores than those who left.
Why do we miss the rituals put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic? | Sujata Gupta | August 14, 2020 | Science News
They sing songs and recite prayers in order to maintain the holy balance of nature between Father Sun and Mother Ocean.
For now, he is using it to recite some of the greatest rap lyrics ever written eight times a week.
Broadway’s Rebel, Tellin’ You to Hear It: A Portrait of Saul Williams | Alex Suskind | June 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEarly reports claimed that the armed assailants demanded that everyone present recite the shahada, “Laillhailla Allahu.”
Militants ‘Executed Non-Muslims’ at Kenyan World Cup Watch Party | Margot Kiser | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“She chose me to recite a ‘Gedicht,’ a poem,” Friedel told me in 2002, her voice still revealing her pride in that moment.
He could recite reams of Frost, Dickinson, Whitman, and Lowell, and he did so while I stood there, amazed.
He wrote the fine poem of “Little Jim,” which everyone knew, and which almost every boy and girl could recite.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowAs before suggested, let the pupil recite the foregoing ten events forwards and the reverse way several times from memory.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)Sosimo asked on behalf of the Roman Catholics that they might be allowed to recite the prayers for the dead.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonSuppose that Dunsey came home the night he staked Wildfire, recite the conversation between him and Godfrey.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterOn New Year's day they recite in the synagogues the record of the binding of Isaac for the same purpose.
British Dictionary definitions for recite
/ (rɪˈsaɪt) /
to repeat (a poem, passage, etc) aloud from memory before an audience, teacher, etc
(tr) to give a detailed account of
(tr) to enumerate (examples, etc)
Origin of recite
1Derived forms of recite
- recitable, adjective
- reciter, noun
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