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reciterecite /rɪˈsaɪt/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYreciteOrigin: 1400-1500 French réciter, from Latin recitare, from citare; ➔ CITE VERB TABLErecite |
Present | I, you, we, they | recite | | he, she, it | recites | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | recited | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have recited | | he, she, it | has recited | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had recited | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will recite | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have recited |
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Present | I | am reciting | | he, she, it | is reciting | | you, we, they | are reciting | Past | I, he, she, it | was reciting | | you, we, they | were reciting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been reciting | | he, she, it | has been reciting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been reciting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be reciting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been reciting |
THESAURUS to repeat exactly what someone else has said or written► quote to repeat exactly what someone else has said or written: He’s always quoting Shakespeare. The doctor was quoted as saying he would not give the vaccine to his children. ► cite formal to give the exact words of something that has been written, especially in order to support an opinion or prove an idea: The judge cited parts of the U.S. Constitution as he read his decision in court. ► repeat to tell someone something that someone else has told you, using the same or different words: “He’s planning to bring the contract over at 4:00 p.m.,” she said, repeating what Reynolds had told her. ► recite to say the words of a poem, speech, or other piece of writing, for example in a ceremony or performance: The children have to memorize and recite patriotic poems. ► parrot to repeat what someone says or writes in a way that shows you are not thinking for yourself: He is good at parroting what the party leaders say, but he doesn’t have any new ideas. 1[intransitive, transitive] eng. lang. arts to say a poem, piece of literature, etc. that you have learned, for people to listen to: Each student had to recite a poem.► see thesaurus at quote12[transitive] to tell someone a series or list of things SYN relate: Clark recited the facts of the case.—reciter noun [countable] |