recite
pronunciation
How to pronounce recite in British English:
UK [rɪˈsaɪt]
How to pronounce recite in American English:
US [rɪˈsaɪt]
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- Verb:
- recite in elocution
- repeat aloud from memory
- render verbally, "recite a poem"
- narrate or give a detailed account of
- specify individually
Word Origin
- recite
- recite: [15] Recite came, probably via Old French reciter, from Latin recitāre ‘read out’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back, again’ and citāre ‘call, summon’ (source also of English cite, excite, incite, etc). Recitative ‘speech-like singing’ [17] was borrowed from Italian recitativo.=> cite, excite, incite
- recite (v.)
- early 15c., from Old French reciter (12c.) and directly from Latin recitare "read aloud, read out, repeat from memory, declaim," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + citare "to summon" (see cite). Related: Recited; reciting.
Example
- 1. You want me to recite ariel to them ?
- 2. Keep adding a number until they can 't recite them backwards .
- 3. Listen as your classmates recite their poems to you .
- 4. We hear his father recite the kaddish , the beautiful jewish memorial prayer .
- 5. Mention amerasians and people would roll their eyes and recite an old saying in vietnam : children without a father are like a home without a roof .