verb
recite
rih-SYTE/rɪˈsaɪt/
To say something aloud, especially from memory or formally.
He recites a passage aloud while the listener follows attentively.
Etymology
The pieces combine ‘again’ with ‘call’; the Latin compound already meant reading aloud or repeating from memory. Reciting thus involves voicing words again, whether recalled or read from a text.
In context
mrs tyree's school of speech arts and physical culture where miss tyree taught little girls how to set a proper table how to recite a poem in public
More examples
- She recited the poem from memory.
- The witness recited the sequence of events.
- They were reciting their lines before rehearsal.
Forms
recite · recites · recited · reciting