recited; reciting
1
: to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
2
3
: to repeat or answer questions about (a lesson)
1
: to repeat or read aloud something memorized or prepared
2
: to reply to a teacher's question on a lesson
reciter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of recite in a Sentence
He recited the poem with great feeling.
He began to recite from the Koran.
He can easily recite all the facts about any player on the team.
Recent Examples on the Web
His defense presented a clinical psychologist who recited a history for Dorsey that included mental health issues, suicide attempts and drug addiction, according to the Missouri Supreme Court’s affirmation of his sentence in March.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Church members gave away necklaces with olive wood crosses from Jerusalem to drivers who pulled into the parking lot and recited to them a Good Friday prayer.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
During a tour, Josh Reinhart, an assistant store leader, kindly recited the various metrics for each major attraction at my request.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
The website states The Stations of the Cross are commonly recited throughout Lent on Wednesdays and Fridays.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
Moviegoers often recite Kidman’s monologue aloud along with her in the darkened theater, to the guffaws and laughter of other patrons.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Our front yard swarmed with mourners, some weeping like children, others consoling the weepers, and the rest loudly reciting verses from the Quran, in memoriam to Uncle Usama.
—Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Auden, at 34, rumpled and eccentric, awed Hayden by reciting poems from memory in German and Latin.
—Tom Stanton, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024
Emma watched as the couple stood next to her hospital bed and recited their vows for the second time that week, with a nurse leading the repeat ceremony.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Church members gave away necklaces with olive wood crosses from Jerusalem to drivers who pulled into the parking lot and recited to them a Good Friday prayer.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
During a tour, Josh Reinhart, an assistant store leader, kindly recited the various metrics for each major attraction at my request.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
The website states The Stations of the Cross are commonly recited throughout Lent on Wednesdays and Fridays.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
Moviegoers often recite Kidman’s monologue aloud along with her in the darkened theater, to the guffaws and laughter of other patrons.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Our front yard swarmed with mourners, some weeping like children, others consoling the weepers, and the rest loudly reciting verses from the Quran, in memoriam to Uncle Usama.
—Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Auden, at 34, rumpled and eccentric, awed Hayden by reciting poems from memory in German and Latin.
—Tom Stanton, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024
Emma watched as the couple stood next to her hospital bed and recited their vows for the second time that week, with a nurse leading the repeat ceremony.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
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recite
verb
re·cite
ri-ˈsīt 
recited; reciting
1
: to repeat from memory or read aloud before an audience
recite a poem
2
: to tell all the details of
3
: to answer questions about a lesson
reciter
noun
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