recite
To repeat aloud, often before an audienceTo repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
» I could recite the story by heart.
Ich konnte die Geschichte auswendig aufsagen.
Ich könnte die Geschichte auswendig aufsagen.
Я мог бы рассказать эту историю наизусть.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
Janice is able to recite pi to 100 decimals.
vortragen, rezitieren, zu Gehör bringen
деклами́роватьdeklamírovatʹ, продеклами́роватьprodeklamírovatʹ, цити́роватьcitírovatʹ
repeat aloud from memory
(transitive)To list or enumerate something.
перечисля́тьperečisljátʹ, перечи́слитьperečíslitʹ
(intransitive)To deliver a recitation.
деклами́роватьdeklamírovatʹ, продеклами́роватьprodeklamírovatʹ, цити́роватьcitírovatʹ
Examples
126 sentencesI could recite the story by heart.
ruЯ мог бы рассказать эту историю наизусть.
deIch konnte die Geschichte auswendig aufsagen.
Tom asked Mary to recite the poem she wrote.
ruТом попросил Мэри прочесть стихотворение, которое она написала.
deTom bat Maria, sie möge das Gedicht vortragen, das sie geschrieben hatte.
Tom and Mary recited a bit of poetry together.
Tom was able to recite the whole poem by heart.
Tom is able to recite the whole poem by heart.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō.From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō.
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Forms
recites, reciting, recited, recitedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle