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recite

/rɪˈsaɪt/

reciteverb

recited

Past Simple

recited

Past Participle

reciting

Gerund

/rɪˈsaɪt/

Translations

читать наизусть

He was asked to recite a passage from the book.

Его попросили прочитать наизусть отрывок из книги.

перечислять

The teacher asked the students to recite the names of the planets.

Учитель попросил учеников перечислить названия планет.

декламировать

She can recite the entire poem from memory.

Она может декламировать всё стихотворение по памяти.

Definitions

To repeat aloud from memory before an audience.

She was nervous to recite the poem in front of the class.

To list or enumerate items in a detailed manner.

He began to recite all the reasons why he was late.

To narrate or give an account of something.

The witness was asked to recite the events of the night in question.

To state or set forth formally, especially in a legal or official document.

The deed recites that the property shall remain in the family trust.

Synonyms

recitenoun

recites

/rɪˈsaɪt/

Rare, chiefly academic usage meaning a short recitation or quiz session.

Definitions

A short oral or written recitation, especially of a lesson or exercise in an academic setting.

Our physics course includes a weekly recite where we solve problems on the board.

An account or narrative; a recital (now chiefly archaic).

The chronicler's recite of the battle was vivid and detailed.

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