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
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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Romeo and Juliet, at the end of Act III in Shakespeare’s play, recite an aubade for two voices as the sky pales and the lark sings at the end of what will be their only night together.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
It is typically recited by popes, but was sung by Pope Leo.
—Sarah Ventre, NPR, 11 May 2025
The terrorists also gave the would-be victims the option to recite the kalma, the declaration of Islamic faith often used during religious conversion, to avoid being killed.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Romeo and Juliet, at the end of Act III in Shakespeare’s play, recite an aubade for two voices as the sky pales and the lark sings at the end of what will be their only night together.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 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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