recited; reciting
1
: to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
2
3
: to repeat or answer questions about (a lesson)
1
: to repeat or read aloud something memorized or prepared
2
: to reply to a teacher's question on a lesson
reciter
noun
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Examples of recite in a Sentence
He recited the poem with great feeling.
He began to recite from the Koran.
He can easily recite all the facts about any player on the team.
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Today, with little government support – which was cut off during British colonial rule in favor of formal schools – many of the children don’t receive formal education beyond learning to recite from the Quran and are left to survive by begging or working menial jobs.
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Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
In 1892 — in the run-up to the Chicago World’s Fair marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus arriving in America — Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister’s son from upstate New York, wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, a version of which is recited by many American school children to this day.
—Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
His energy was low, especially at first, and his vocal tone was that of an elementary-school kid thrust toward the front of the class and made to recite.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Around noon, Vance will recite the oath of office just before Trump is sworn in as President, with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh administering Vance’s oath.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
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Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
In 1892 — in the run-up to the Chicago World’s Fair marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus arriving in America — Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister’s son from upstate New York, wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, a version of which is recited by many American school children to this day.
—Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
His energy was low, especially at first, and his vocal tone was that of an elementary-school kid thrust toward the front of the class and made to recite.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Around noon, Vance will recite the oath of office just before Trump is sworn in as President, with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh administering Vance’s oath.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
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recite
verb
re·cite
ri-ˈsīt 
recited; reciting
1
: to repeat from memory or read aloud before an audience
recite a poem
2
: to tell all the details of
3
: to answer questions about a lesson
reciter
noun
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