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recite
[ri-sahyt]
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
to recite a lesson or part of a lesson for a teacher.
to recite or repeat something from memory.
recite
/ rɪˈsaɪt /
verb
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)
Other Word Forms
- recitable adjective
- reciter noun
- prerecite verb (used with object)
- unrecited adjective
- well-recited adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of recite1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Throughout his two-year illness, she meditated, prayed, talked to her husband about spirituality and recited Buddhist chants for him.
Standing in front of the basilica’s ruins, Leo, Bartholomew and other church leaders recited the Nicene Creed, the shared statement of Christian faith.
The kids prance around the yard quoting “Macbeth” a decade before he’ll stage it and Mescal gets to recite a “Hamlet” soliloquy as a little treat.
“Believe it or not, I was incredibly shy,” he said, recounting his fear at having to recite poetry in school.
“Write the vision and make it plain,” she recited.
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