recite

re·cite

 (rĭ-sīt′)

v. re·cit·ed, re·cit·ing, re·cites

v.tr.

1. To repeat or utter aloud (something memorized or rehearsed), often before an audience: recite a prayer; recite a poem.

2. To relate in detail: recited to me his tale of woe. See Synonyms at describe.

3. To list or enumerate: The affidavit recites facts about the incident.

v.intr.

1. To deliver a recitation.

2. To repeat lessons prepared or memorized.

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[Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitāre, to read out : re-, re- + citāre, to quote; see cite.]

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re·cit′er n.

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recite

(rɪˈsaɪt)

vb

1. to repeat (a poem, passage, etc) aloud from memory before an audience, teacher, etc

2. (tr) to give a detailed account of

3. (tr) to enumerate (examples, etc)

[C15: from Latin recitāre to cite again, from re- + citāre to summon; see cite]

reˈcitable adj

reˈciter n

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re•cite

(rɪˈsaɪt)

v. -cit•ed, -cit•ing. 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 narrate; describe.

4. to enumerate; detail.

v.i.

5. to recite a lesson for a teacher.

6. to recite or repeat something from memory.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin recitāre to read aloud =re- re- + citāre to summon, cite¹]

re•cit′er, n.

syn: See relate.

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recite

Past participle: recited
Gerund: reciting

Imperative

recite

recite

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	recite - recite in elocution declaim elocute - declaim in an elocutionary manner; "The poet elocuted beautifully" perorate - deliver an oration in grandiloquent style scan - read metrically; "scan verses" perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
	2.	recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" spell, spell out - orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer" say - recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'" rattle down, rattle off, roll off, spiel off, reel off - recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" count - name or recite the numbers in ascending order; "The toddler could count to 100" echo, repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
	3.	recite - render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" retell re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
	4.	recite - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" recount, narrate, tell inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" relate - give an account of; "The witness related the events" crack - tell spontaneously; "crack a joke" yarn - tell or spin a yarn rhapsodise, rhapsodize - recite a rhapsody
	5.	recite - specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" enumerate, itemize, itemise list, name - give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" identify, name - give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

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recite

verb

1. perform, relate, deliver, repeat, rehearse, declaim, recapitulate, do your party piece (informal) They recited poetry to one another.

2. recount, list, enumerate, itemize, tell, speak, detail, describe, relate, repeat, narrate I simply recited the names of a number of Chinese cities I knew.

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recite

verb

To give a verbal account of:

describe, narrate, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell.

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Translations

يُلْقي، يُرَتِّل، يُنْشِد، يَسْرُد

recitovat

fremsigerecitere

aufsagenvortragen

réciter

elõad

fara meî, flytja

recitarerecitativobrano recitato a memoriarecital

deklamavimasdeklamuojamas kūrinysdeklamuotirečitalis

deklamēt

si fram

ezberden söylemek/okumak

背诵

recite

[rɪˈsaɪt]

A. VT [+ poetry] → recitar; [+ story] → relatar; [+ list] → enumerar
she recited her troubles all over again → volvió a detallar todas sus dificultades

B. VI → recitar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

recite

[rɪˈsaɪt] vt

[+ poem, Shakespeare, prayer] → réciter

[+ complaints, grievances, facts] → énumérer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

recite

vt

poetry → vortragen, rezitieren

facts → hersagen; details → aufzählen

vi → vortragen, rezitieren

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recite

[rɪˈsaɪt]

1. vt (poem) → recitare; (facts, details) → elencare, enumerare

2. vi → recitare

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recite

(rəˈsait) verb

to repeat aloud from memory. to recite a poem. opsê يُلْقي، يُرَتِّل، يُنْشِد، يَسْرُد декламирам recitar recitovat aufsagen recitere; fremsige απαγγέλλω, εξιστορώrecitar deklameerima از بر خواندن lausua réciter לְדַקלֵם व्याख्यान करना recitirati, pripovjedati előad (verset stb.) mengucapkan luar kepala fara með, flytja recitare 朗唱する 낭송하다 deklamuoti, išvardyti deklamēt; runāt no galvas mendeklamasikan reciterendeklamere, si framrecytować له يادو تكرارول، له يادو ويل، په لوړ اواز ويل، بيانول، څرګندول (دخصوصياتو recitar a recita декламировать recitovať recitirati recitovati recitera, läsa upp, deklamera ท่อง ezberden söylemek/okumak 背誦 повторювати напам'ять; декламувати لے سے پڑھنا kể lại 背诵

reˈcital noun

1. a public performance (of music or songs) usually by one person or a small number of people. a recital of Schubert's songs. uitvoering حَفْلَة عَزْف مُنْفَرِد рецитал recital recitál der Vortrag koncert; recital ρεσιτάλrecital soolokontsert باز گویی؛ شرح lausuntailta récitalרסיטל पाठ solo-koncert szólóest (pl. zongoraest); dalest resital flutningur recital リサイタル 독주(독창)회 rečitalis solokoncerts persembahan recitalkonsertrecital بيان، روايت، شرح،ويل، تلاوت، دموسيقى پروګرام چه ديوه تن له خوا اجرا كيږى recital re­cital сольный концерт recitál recital recital [solist]uppträdande, recitation การแสดง resital, tekli icraat 演奏(唱)會 концерт із творів одного композитора نغمہ سراءی cuộc biểu diễn độc tấu trước công chúng 演奏（唱）会

2. the act of reciting. opsê تِلاوَه، إلْقاء، سَرْد разказване recitar recitace der Bericht recitering; fremsigelse απαγγελία recitación ettekandmine اجرای تک نوازی یا تک خوانی lausunta récitation תֵיאוּר מְדוּיָק कविता इत्यादि का पाठ recitiranje elmondás resital flutningur recitazione 朗唱 독주 공연 deklamavimas, išvardijimas deklamācija; uzstāšanās mempersembahkan voordrachtdeklamering, opplesing deklamacja دموسيقى پروګرام چه ديوه تن له خوا اجرا كيږى recitação recitare выступление recitácia recitacija recitovanje recitation การท่อง ezberden okuma 朗誦 переказ, виклад نغمہ سراءی کا عمل sự kể lại 朗诵

ˌreciˈtation (resi-) noun

1. a poem etc which is recited. a recitation from Shakespeare. uitlesing إلْقاء قَصائِد рецитация recitação přednes das Rezitieren recitation ποίημα σε απαγγελία recitación ilulugemispala قطعه از بر خوانده شده runo récitationדקלום प्रपठन, सस्वर पाठ recitacija előadás. szavalat pembacaan puisi texti fluttur eftir minni declamazione 朗唱詩文 낭송시 deklamuojamas kūrinys deklamācija mendeklamasikan voordrachtdeklamasjon, opplesing deklamacja له ياده وينه، بيان، شرح، يادونه، له يادو ځواب وركونه recitação reci­tare заученный отрывок prednes recitacija recitacija reciterat stycke บทกวีหรืออาขยาน ezbere okunan parça 朗誦的詩 уривок для заучування خوش خوانی bài thơ được ngâm 朗诵的诗

2. the act of reciting. uitlees تِلاوَه، تَسْميع، إلْقاء разказване recitação recitování das Aufsagen recitation; fremsigelse απαγγελία recitación, recitado esitamine پاسخگویی به پرسش ها؛ از بر خوانی lausunta récitationדקלום कविता पाठ recitiranje előadás resital flutningur recitazione 朗唱 낭송 deklamavimas, išvardijimas deklamēšana; uzstāšanās pendeklamasian voordrachtdeklamering, opplesing recytacja له يادو ځواب وركونه recitação recitare декламация recitovanie recitiranje recitovanje recitation การท่อง ezberden okuma 朗誦 декламація; публічне читання نغمہ سراءی sự ngâm thơ 朗诵

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