Recite
11recite — ► VERB 1) repeat aloud or declaim from memory before an audience. 2) state (names, facts, etc.) in order. DERIVATIVES recitation noun reciter noun. ORIGIN Latin recitare read out …
12recite — recitable, adj. reciter, n. /ri suyt /, v., recited, reciting. v.t. 1. to repeat the words of, as from memory, esp. in a formal manner: to recite a lesson. 2. to repeat (a piece of poetry or prose) before an audience, as for entertainment. 3. to… …
13recite — re•cite [[t]rɪˈsaɪt[/t]] v. cit•ed, cit•ing 1) to repeat the words of, as from memory, esp. in a formal manner: to recite a lesson[/ex] 2) to repeat (a piece of poetry or prose) before an audience, as for entertainment 3) to narrate; describe 4)… …
14recite — [c]/rəˈsaɪt / (say ruh suyt) verb (recited, reciting) –verb (t) 1. to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner: to recite a lesson. 2. to repeat (a piece of poetry or prose) before an audience, as for entertainment. 3.… …
15recite — Ha i walewaha mai, kuku i ōlelo, heluhelu. ♦ To recite in order, helu papa. ♦ To recite first lines of a stanza, by the dancer, kāhea. ♦ To recite rhythmically, as Bible passages, ho āeae …
16recite — [[t]rɪsa͟ɪt[/t]] recites, reciting, recited 1) VERB When someone recites a poem or other piece of writing, they say it aloud after they have learned it. [V n] They recited poetry to one another. [Also V] 2) VERB If you recite something such as a… …
17recite — verb 1 (I, T) to say a poem, piece of literature etc that you have learned, for people to listen to: a poem I had to recite at school 2 (T) to tell someone a series or list of things: Don t encourage him, or he ll recite the whole family history! …
18recite — UK [rɪˈsaɪt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms recite : present tense I/you/we/they recite he/she/it recites present participle reciting past tense recited past participle recited to say a poem or story that you have learnt to an… …
19recite — verb (recited; reciting) Etymology: Middle English, to relate, state, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French reciter, from Latin recitare to recite, from re + citare to summon more at cite Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to repeat from… …
20recite — verb Recite is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alphabet, ↑line, ↑lyrics, ↑monologue, ↑passage, ↑pledge, ↑poem, ↑poetry, ↑prayer, ↑rhyme, ↑verse, ↑wo …
