recite
verb (used with object)
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner.
recited
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past participleof recite.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof recite.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reciteverb (used with object)to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner.
Example Sentences
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I told her from here, then nervously recited my script: Born in Salvador, but mostly raised in the USA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
They had the cadence of a catechism, and evolved into a set of rules recited like a prayer by Yamel, her brother and their aunt around the kitchen table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Angelus prayer is traditionally recited at the Vatican, overlooking crowds in St Peter's Square but has sometimes been given from a hospital window by previous popes when necessary.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
They were even more likely to be tricked when the AI recited sentences in Dundonian, suggesting that the more particular the accent, the more likely people are to assume the voice is human.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The professor recited facts in a dull, earthy voice: the average age of onset is twenty-five; there may be no symptoms before then.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
