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- pronunciation:
- rih
saIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
recites, reciting, recited |
| definition 1: |
to repeat the text of, esp. from memory and in public.
The President recited a passage from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.Each child was asked to recite the poem that he or she had written.- similar words:
- declaim, deliver, orate, perform, quote, rehearse, repeat, say
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| definition 2: |
to list, esp. verbally and from memory; enumerate.
She recited the names of the British monarchs beginning with Richard I.His father recited all the reasons that he should remain in law school.- synonyms:
- detail, enumerate, number
- similar words:
- delineate, itemize, list, numerate, particularize, recapitulate, recount, reel off, rehearse, report, specify
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| definition 3: |
to describe or relate information concerning, usu. from memory; recount.
The governess asked the child to recite her lesson.They sat happily reciting their escapades during their days at boarding school.- similar words:
- convey, impart, narrate, recount, relate, relay, repeat
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| related words: |
chronicle |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to deliver text orally from memory.
- similar words:
- declaim, orate, perform, rehearse, speak
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| definition 2: |
to perform the oral recall of prepared lessons, as in a classroom.
- similar words:
- answer, narrate, perform, speak
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| related words: |
chant, quote, repeat, tell |
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| derivation: |
reciter (n.) |
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