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recite

/ɹɪˈsaɪt/verb2 syllables

Recite means: narrate or give a detailed account of.

Synonyms for recite11

verb, as in narrate or give a detailed account of

tell, narrate, recount

verb, as in specify individually

enumerate, itemize, itemise

verb, as in recite in elocution

declaim

verb, as in render verbally

retell

also used for recite

go through, spout, tabulate

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What does recite mean?5

verb

1

narrate or give a detailed account of“Tell what happened”

2

specify individually“She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered”

3

recite in elocution

4

render verbally“recite a poem”

5

repeat aloud from memory“she recited a poem”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with recite?47

three syllables

overnight
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All 47 rhymes for recite, grouped by syllable

Recite in a sentence

  • Tomorrow, we are to recite a poem at school.kuma
  • At school, we had to recite times tables parrot-fashion.patgfisher
  • Go on, say it out loud, you have recited everything very well.jimkillock
  • His daughter is able to recite a lot of poems.sysko
  • Please recite me at least a poem tonight.Aghanim
  • Who is able to recite the poem to me?rul
  • I’m more prepared to listen than you are to recite.jimkillock
  • Every student must learn a poem and recite it in front of the class.Hybrid

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Forms of recite

as a verb

past tense
recited
present participle
reciting
third-person singular
recites
past participle
recited