recite
verb (used with object)
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner.
had recited
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past perfectof recite.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He told Modi that during the ordeal, he had recited a Hindu devotional prayer dedicated to the deity Hanuman.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
When called to join the contest, he announced that we contestants had recited the numbers too slowly, and proceeded to impress us with a rapid rendition of perhaps a couple dozen digits.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 20, 2020
She had recited it when answering a question about what she would say to Republicans after being elected.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 26, 2016
In 1890, a girl in Edison’s laboratory had recited:
From New York Times ● May 4, 2015
This was the same Vonetta who had recited “We Real Cool” until it drove Cecile to a cussing fit This was Vonetta who had said, “We should do this poem.”
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
