recites

verb

Definition of recitesnext
present tense third-person singular of recite
1
as in describes
to give an oral or written account of in some detail recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met

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2
as in memorizes
to give from memory after all these years, she's still able to recite the poems she learned as a child

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3
as in lists
to specify one after another the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances against King George III

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recites
  1. describes
  2. tells
  3. outlines
  4. narrates
Verb
  • Kelly describes a telling example of flexibility in action.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Richardson describes her experience in running the women’s sprint relays in Paris as electrifying.
    Essence, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of describes
Verb
  • In the film, an unnamed bearded fellow at a bar, clearly meant to be Dave Van Ronk, tells him that Guthrie is at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains, New Jersey.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Then, assess what the metric tells you to determine where changes would best be applied.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of tells
Verb
  • As for where that money is coming from, the report outlines three major categories.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Sustainability is also a growing concern for Mount Gay, and Branker outlines several steps the distillery has taken to reduce its environmental impact.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of outlines
Verb
  • The terror only grows as King narrates the pitfalls of his adulthood, such as his addictions and then his unexpected, grueling recovery from a near-fatal accident.
    Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Disabled director Reid Davenport narrates this investigation of what happened to Bouvia.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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