verb [VN] (formal)
1 ~ sth (as sth) to mention sth as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying:
He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.
2 to speak or write the exact words from a book, an author, etc.
SYNQUOTE:
She cited a passage from the President's speech.
3 (law) to order sb to appear in a court of law; to name sb officially in a legal case:
He was cited for contempt of court. * She was cited in the divorce proceedings.
4 ~ sb (for sth) to mention sb officially or publicly because they deserve special praise:
He was cited for bravery in the Vietnam War.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for cite is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does cite appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — cite appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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