Meaning of "recite" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECITE

From Latin recitāre to cite again, from re- + citāre to summon.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RECITE

recite  [rɪˈsaɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECITE

Recite is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb recite in English.

WHAT DOES RECITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Recitation

A recitation in a general sense is the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse or other writing before an audience.

Definition of recite in the English dictionary

The first definition of recite in the dictionary is to repeat aloud from memory before an audience, teacher, etc. Other definition of recite is to give a detailed account of. Recite is also to enumerate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECITE

PRESENT

Present

I recite

you recite

he/she/it recites

we recite

you recite

they recite

Present continuous

I am reciting

you are reciting

he/she/it is reciting

we are reciting

you are reciting

they are reciting

Present perfect

I have recited

you have recited

he/she/it has recited

we have recited

you have recited

they have recited

Present perfect continuous

I have been reciting

you have been reciting

he/she/it has been reciting

we have been reciting

you have been reciting

they have been reciting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I recited

you recited

he/she/it recited

we recited

you recited

they recited

Past continuous

I was reciting

you were reciting

he/she/it was reciting

we were reciting

you were reciting

they were reciting

Past perfect

I had recited

you had recited

he/she/it had recited

we had recited

you had recited

they had recited

Past perfect continuous

I had been reciting

you had been reciting

he/she/it had been reciting

we had been reciting

you had been reciting

they had been reciting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will recite

you will recite

he/she/it will recite

we will recite

you will recite

they will recite

Future continuous

I will be reciting

you will be reciting

he/she/it will be reciting

we will be reciting

you will be reciting

they will be reciting

Future perfect

I will have recited

you will have recited

he/she/it will have recited

we will have recited

you will have recited

they will have recited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been reciting

you will have been reciting

he/she/it will have been reciting

we will have been reciting

you will have been reciting

they will have been reciting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would recite

you would recite

he/she/it would recite

we would recite

you would recite

they would recite

Conditional continuous

I would be reciting

you would be reciting

he/she/it would be reciting

we would be reciting

you would be reciting

they would be reciting

Conditional perfect

I would have recite

you would have recite

he/she/it would have recite

we would have recite

you would have recite

they would have recite

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been reciting

you would have been reciting

he/she/it would have been reciting

we would have been reciting

you would have been reciting

they would have been reciting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you recite
we let´s recite
you recite

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to recite

Past participle

recited

Present Participle

reciting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «RECITE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «recite» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of recite

declaim · deliver · describe · detail · enumerate · itemize · list · narrate · perform · recapitulate · recount · rehearse · relate · repeat · speak · tell

TRANSLATION OF RECITE

Find out the translation of recite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of recite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recite» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 出声背诵
• Translator English - Spanish: recitar
• English: recite
• Translator English - Hindi: सुनाना
• Translator English - Arabic: يقرأ
• Translator English - Russian: читать
• Translator English - Portuguese: recitar
• Translator English - Bengali: আবৃত্তি করা
• Translator English - French: réciter
• Translator English - Malay: Membaca
• Translator English - German: vortragen
• Translator English - Japanese: 暗唱する
• Translator English - Korean: 암송하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Recite
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đọc
• Translator English - Tamil: ஓதுவதற்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: ऐकणे
• Translator English - Turkish: ezberden okumak
• Translator English - Italian: recitare
• Translator English - Polish: recytować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: читати
• Translator English - Romanian: recita
• Translator English - Greek: απαγγέλλουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: opsê
• Translator English - Swedish: recitera
• Translator English - Norwegian: resitere

10 QUOTES WITH «RECITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word recite.

1

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after.

2

S. Ansky

All a Jew has to do is recite a few proverbs or anecdotes to consider himself an expert on 'Jewishness.'

3

Steven Bauer

People recite lines to me all the time, anywhere I get recognized.

4

Ishmael Beah

Shakespeare is absolutely big in Africa. I guess he's big everywhere. Growing up, Shakespeare was the thing. You'd learn monologues and you'd recite them. And just like hip-hop, it made you feel like you knew how to speak English really well. You had a mastery of the English language to some extent.

5

Ashley Benson

When I was little I used to dance and model and that was fun. But I was always the person that was goofing off and I would memorize every line in every movie that I saw. And at recess that's what I would do, I would talk to my friends and recite movies.

6

Kevin Bleyer

The real Stephen Colbert is a practicing Catholic. He teaches Sunday school. He can recite chapter and verse of chapter and verse - from both the King James Bible and 'The Lord of the Rings.'

7

Carol Ann Duffy

I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite.

8

Mallory Jansen

My dad likes to recite the story of 'Pablo the Donkey' before dinner to teach us the real meaning of Christmas. Every year, it's the same; every year, we cringe!

9

Irrfan Khan

I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.

10

Sugata Mitra

Go to a job interview and tell and employer that you can recite the 17 times table; they don't care. Why are we still teaching it?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECITE»

Discover the use of recite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

How To Write, Recite, And Delight In All Kinds Of Poetry

Young people are encouraged to experiment with a variety of poetic forms and to recite and preserve their creations.

Joy N. Hulme, Donna Guthrie, 2003

Recite in the Name of the Red Rose: Poetic Sacred Making in ...

Sifting through the lives and writings of modern and classical poets, Fatemeh Keshavarz provides a systematic examination of the array of religious impulses in recent Persian verse.

Fatemeh Keshavarz, 2006

Let'S Learn To Recite The Quran

S.A. Semait. <^ca$<%j^B5j LETfS LEARN TO RECITE THEQUR'AN Thi s One ZZFB-N03-Z4HS. Front Cover.

S.A. Semait

Muhammad and the Origins of Islam

"He came to me," said the Apostle of God, "while I was asleep, with a coverlet of brocade on which there was some writing, and said, "Recite!." I said, "What shall I recite?" He pressed me with it so tightly that I thought it was death; then he let ...

Francis E. Peters, 1994

Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power

For one who has fever: Recite it over some first-pressed oil and anoint him. (9.) For one ' who suffers vertigo: Recite it over some first- pressed (page 7) (oil) and anoint him. (10.) For one who fears the night: Recite it over some rainwater and ...

Marvin W. Meyer, Richard Smith, 1999

Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics: A Compilation of ...

Other Rabbis rule that if it is difficult for the patient, he need not add either yaaleh vayavoh or retzei to the Grace after Meals on Yom Kippur.31' A patient who eats on Yom Kippur should not recite the MMCJjJEcatftMl (kiddush) over wine or ...

‎2003

Kāṇvaśatapathabrāhmaṇam

(They recite), "Speaking for the bestower of oblations". The sacrificer indeed is the giver of oblations. Indeed he verily says (means) this, "Speaking for (in favour of) the sacrificer". (They recite), "You, the Hotr sit well on the holy grass". Indeed ...

‎1997

Between Israel and God

T. 2:16 As to a chamber pot for excrement and a piss-pot, it is forbidden to recite the Shema' in their presence, and that is the case even though there is nothing in them. As to urine itself, one may recite the Shema' in its presence only if one will ...

Jacob Neusner, 2000

How to Study in College

SUMMARIZING IT'S YOUR Q The traditional way to recite is out loud and in your own words. When you recite aloud, speak clearly so there's no mistake about what you are saying. Express the ideas in complete sentences, using the proper  ...

Walter Pauk, Ross J.Q. Owens, 2010

Islam: Questions and Answers - Basis for Jurisprudence and ...

then recite 100 times “allahuma ya ah lal mushkalati Then recite 100 times “ allahuma ya kafiyal muhimati Then recite 100 times “Allahuma ya mujeebadawati Then recite 100 times “allahuma ya shafi mar da'” Then recite 100 times “ Allahuma ...

Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recite is used in the context of the following news items.

Fetty Wap Says He Can't Recite Jay Z Or Nas Lyrics

Just don't expect him to recite lyrics to cuts by Jay Z or Nas. “I didn't listen to no up north rappers,” he said in an interview with New York's Power 105.1 that was ... «MTV.com, Jun 15»

If you keep on reciting Ram Ram, it will ruin you: UP Minister tells …

Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Secondary Education Vijay Bahadur Pal on Thursday told students that if they recite the name of Ram, it will ruin them. «The Indian Express, Jun 15»

Shreveport girl, 7, can recite Pi to 1420 digits

An impressive feat, a 7-year-old can recite the irrational number of Pi farther than ... Adriana Martin started reciting Pi to us and went on for more than a minute. «KSLA-TV, Apr 15»

WATCH: MLB stars recite James Earl Jones' speech from 'Field of …

So, with Opening Day right around the corner, MLB got together and had a collection of stars recite James Earl Jones' famous "people will come, Ray" speech ... «CBSSports.com, Apr 15»

Mo. House votes to bring Pledge of Allegiance back into schools …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A bill that would require Missouri's public schools recite the Pledge of Allegiance in English once a day has passed the House. «fox4kc.com, Apr 15»

10-year-old unable to recite Quran made to do 170 pushups, lands …

BAREILLY: In an incident that has shocked people in the city, a 10-year-old boy was made to do 170 push ups by a maulvi in a local madarsa because the child ... «Times of India, Mar 15»

High schoolers had to recite Islamic prayer in class, make prayer …

Ron Wagner of Longwood complained to a local TV station that his 15-year-old son was required to recite an Islamic prayer as part of a world history class at ... «PolitiFact, Feb 15»

Father Outraged When School Forces Son To Recite Islamic Prayer

Furthermore, Wagner asserted, his son's 10th grade class was “instructed to recite this prayer as the first Pillar of Islam, off of the board at the teacher's instruction ... «Western Journalism, Feb 15»

Recite Me chief executive encourages funding route after major …

Ross Linnett, chief executive of cloud-based web accessibility specialist Recite Me, attributes the company's growth to the support and investment it has received ... «The Journal, Jan 15»

Audio of Vice President Sambo's Inability to Properly Recite Islamic …

The audio of Vice President Namadi Sambo's inability to properly recite an Islamic elementary prayer is presently being circulated in northern parts ofNigeria. «SaharaReporters.com, Jan 15»