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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Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Line of the week is Benito reciting a snippet of Pablo Neruda in Spanish.
—Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Most executives can recite their gross margin, customer acquisition cost and debt-to-equity ratio without glancing at a dashboard.
—Heather Yerrid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The inclusion on one concourse wall of the poem ‘Goodison is forever’ that PJ Smith recited at the old ground’s final act as the home of the men’s team in May is another neat touch.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 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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