recite
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recite¹
- /ɹɪˈsaɪt/
Rhymes with -aɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō.
verb recites · reciting · recited
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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.
Similar: declaim, go through, spout
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To list or enumerate something.
Similar: tabulate
- To deliver a recitation.
recite²
- /ˌɹiˈsaɪt/
verb recites · reciting · recited
- Alternative spelling of re-cite (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: recount, narrate, tell, retell, declaim, spin, say, read, quote, pronounce, elocute, replicate, reproduce, enumerate, repeat, expose
Translations
Every language
verb to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text
| Español | recitar, declamar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부르다 bureuda, 암송하다 amsonghada, 읊다 eupda, 낭독하다 nangdokhada, 복창하다 bokchanghada |
| 日本語 | 暗唱する anshō suru, 吟ずる ginzuru |
| 中文 | 背誦 /背诵 bèisòng |
| Português | recitar |
| Français | réciter |
| Deutsch | vortragen, rezitieren, zu Gehör bringen, aufsagen, deklamieren |
| Ελληνικά | απαγγέλλω apangéllo |
| Русский | деклами́ровать deklamírovatʹ, продеклами́ровать prodeklamírovatʹ, цити́ровать citírovatʹ, процити́ровать procitírovatʹ |
| العربية | تَلَا talā |
| עברית | דִקְלֵם diklém |
verb to list or enumerate something
| Ελληνικά | απαριθμώ aparithmó |
|---|---|
| Русский | перечисля́ть perečisljátʹ, перечи́слить perečíslitʹ |
verb to deliver a recitation
| 中文 | 朗誦 /朗诵 lǎngsòng |
|---|---|
| Русский | деклами́ровать deklamírovatʹ, продеклами́ровать prodeklamírovatʹ, цити́ровать citírovatʹ, процити́ровать procitírovatʹ |
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title = {recite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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