recite B1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ɹɪˈsaɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #10283 Meanings 1 verb To say a piece of writing aloud from memory, often to an audience. The student recited a poem in front of the class. 2 verb To list or state a series of things one after another. She recited all the reasons why the plan would fail. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to say a piece of writing... declaim 2 verb · to list or state a series... recountenumerate Word family Forms recitedrecitesreciting Derived forms aforerecitedforerecitedmisreciterecitablerecitalrecitementunrecited Related forms recitrecitation Etymology AI details From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō. *keyh₂- Proto-Indo-European reciten Middle English reciter Old French recitō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # recite **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈsaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 10283 ## Meanings 1. To say a piece of writing aloud from memory, often to an audience. 2. To list or state a series of things one after another. ## Examples - The student recited a poem in front of the class. - She recited all the reasons why the plan would fail. ## Derived Forms - aforerecited - forerecited - misrecite - recitable - recital - recitement - unrecited ## Related Forms - recit - recitation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *keyh₂- - Root: reciten - Root: reciter - Root: recitō ## Etymology From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō. ## AI Etymology Recite comes from Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō. Modern senses include to say a piece of writing aloud from memory, often to an audience. and to list or state a series of things one after another.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as aforerecited, forerecited, misrecite, recitable, recital, and recitement and related forms such as recit and recitation. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown