recite
/ɹɪˈsaɪt/
recite verb: to repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience. Also the alternative spelling of re-cite.
Verb
recite (third-person singular simple present recites, present participle reciting, simple past and past participle recited)
- 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.2010 December 22, Allan Chernoff, “Overcoming the fear of flying”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- declaim, go through, spout
- To list or enumerate something.
- Synonyms:
- tabulate
- To deliver a recitation.
Also used as
recite is also the alternative spelling of re-cite.
recite meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
recite in Tamil
- to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text
- ஓது ōtu
recite in Bengali
- আবৃত্তি করা, আবৃত্তি করতে
recite in Telugu
- పఠించడానికి, పఠించటానికి
recite in Malayalam
- പാരായണം ചെയ്യാൻ, പാരായണം ചെയ്യുക, പാരായണം ചെയ്യാനായി
More languagesFewer languages
- recite in Kannada
- ಪಠಿಸಲು, ಪಠಣ ಮಾಡಲು, ಪಠಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕೆ
- recite in Gujarati
- પાઠ કરવો, પઠન કરવા માટે, પઠણ કરવા માટે
- recite in Odia
- ଆବୃତ୍ତି କରନ୍ତୁ, ଆବୃତ୍ତି କରିବା ପାଇଁ
- recite in Sanskrit
- पठति paṭhati
- recite in Arabic
- تَلَا talā
- recite in Indonesian
- hafal
- recite in Thai
- ท่อง tɔ̂ng
Examples of recite in a sentence
- In the first year of school, pupils are taught to recite the alphabet.
- I don't think I could recite "Peter Piper" quickly ten times with a straight face.
- He failed the tests because he could only recite the lessons parrot-fashion.
Synonyms of recite
Forms of recite
| third-person singular present | recites |
|---|---|
| present participle | reciting |
| past participle | recited |
| past | recited |
Origin of recite
From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō.
From re- + cite.
Words formed from recite
Words that rhyme with recite
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- knight
- slight
- Dwight
- height
- sight
- night
- sprite
- fight
- parasite
- site
- alight
- smite
- all right
- blight
- might
- mite
- skite
- cite
- indite
- lite
- outright
- plight
- bight
- excite
- ignite
- invite
- overnight
- uptight
- wight
- accite
- alright
- benight
- bewrite
- blite
- copyright
- despite
- dight
- disunite
- finite
- flite
- hight
- incite
- relight
- rewrite
- sleight
- spite
- spright
- wite
Questions about recite
- What does recite mean?
- Recite means to repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
- What is recite in Tamil?
- Recite in Tamil is ஓது (ōtu). See Recite meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is recite?
- Recite is a verb.
- How do you pronounce recite?
- Recite is pronounced /ɹɪˈsaɪt/.
- What is the past tense of recite?
- The past tense of recite is recited.
Words near recite in the dictionary
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