recite
verbverbattested in dialogue
- //ɹɪˈsaɪt//
- //ˌɹiˈsaɪt//
To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
verb
- 1
To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
Janice is able to recite pi to 100 decimals.
"I feel the seat. I feel the seat against my arm. I feel my hands," recites Edmonds, her eyes still closed.
It’s recited in schools across the US every day by students standing stiffly with their hands over their hearts.
Services during Yom Kippur are held continuously through the day and include readings from the Torah and the reciting of prayers expressing regret or asking for forgiveness.
- 2
To list or enumerate something.
- 3
To deliver a recitation.
Etymology
From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō.
verb
- 1
Variant of re-citeAlternative spelling of re-cite (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography).
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cite English recite From re- + cite.
Forms
- past tense
- recited
- past participle
- recited
- present participle
- reciting
- third person singular
- recites
recite · To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
reciting · A recitation.reckless · Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.Reckless · A surname.