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
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.
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Unlike most stand-up concerts, this won’t be Sandler simply reciting jokes into a microphone.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
Especially when the side effects are being recited rapid-fire in a monotone that’s barely audible.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
At an early age, Michael showed signs of high intellectual promise (in his youth Michael was able to recite Nicolas Nickleby and David Copperfield by memory), but at age fifteen began to show signs of schizophrenia and at age sixteen was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
That morning, veteran guard Veronica Burton recited it word for word.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
Especially when the side effects are being recited rapid-fire in a monotone that’s barely audible.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
At an early age, Michael showed signs of high intellectual promise (in his youth Michael was able to recite Nicolas Nickleby and David Copperfield by memory), but at age fifteen began to show signs of schizophrenia and at age sixteen was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
That morning, veteran guard Veronica Burton recited it word for word.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
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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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