1 ~ (sth) (to sb) to say aloud a poem, piece of literature, etc. that you have learned, especially to an audience:
[VN] Each child had to recite a poem to the class. [also V, Vwh-, Vspeech]
2 ~ sth (to sb) to say aloud a list or series of things:
[VN] They recited all their grievances to me. * She could recite a list of all the kings and queens. [also Vwh-, Vspeech]
Rate this entry
About this entry
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 recite is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is recite a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, recite is tagged as verb.
Does recite appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — recite appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
What is Lughet?
Lughet is a free trilingual dictionary covering nearly five million entries across Uyghur, Chinese, and English, drawn from more than ten source dictionaries and corpora.
