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cite English

Meaning cite meaning

What does cite mean?
Definitions in simple English

cite Verb

— If you cite people or facts, you write or talk about them to support your point or show where you got your information. Larkin (1979) cites cases of families who have moved out of regular homes into mobile homes or campers. Two thirds of the people cited unemployment as the `main issue'. — If someone is cited by the police, they are ordered to appear before the court. — You might cite who you got words, ideas, or information from. This would tell other people where to look to see those people did say it. He cites Deffenbacher (1985) as suggesting that many of the outcomes are negative.

cite

— verb (= mention, name) make reference to His name was mentioned in connection with the invention — verb commend he was cited for his outstanding achievements — verb (= reference) refer to he referenced his colleagues' work — verb (= quote) repeat a passage from He quoted the Bible to her — verb (= quote) refer to for illustration or proof He said he could quote several instances of this behavior — noun (= citation, acknowledgment, mention) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage the student's essay failed to list several important citations the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book the article includes mention of similar clinical cases — verb (= adduce) advance evidence for — verb (= summon) call in an official matter, such as to attend court

Synonyms cite synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as cite?

cite English » English

quote mention refer summon reference adduce allude refer to bring up quotation name advert summons subpoena speak of indicate extract excerpt credit commend citation acknowledgment sue honor give claim abduce uplift trust touch on touch take out swear out summon to judgment suggest state specify source show an example shelve send on send for send back sack retrench resend report repel remove relay

Topics cite topics

What do people use cite to talk about?
Language and thought Communication Say

Criticize
Social behavior Law Punish

Fine

Conjugation cite conjugation

How do you conjugate cite?

cite · verb

Examples cite examples

How do I use cite in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The article doesn't cite the source.
Always cite your sources.

Movie subtitles

In addition to the arguments above enumerated for lifting this injunction. we wish to cite the decision of the High Court of Paris rendered in the case. of Princess Marishka against the Government of Montenegro. on the fifth day of August, 1897.
I can cite examples from history.
I suppose if the secretary's Going to cite my own campaigns against me.
They cite a type of criminal. born with no capacity for remorse or guilt. no feeling of right or wrong. born with a kind of brain that may have been normal in humans. fifty thousand years ago.
Cite Hautpoul.
I have a precedent to cite.
I will cite just one fact about this individual, this Simon. that fact concerns his activities near an automobile assembly plant, in 1961.
I'm gonna have to cite you for that.
He'll cite you for contempt.
I'm not gonna cite you, sir, but I am gonna give you a written warning'.
Uh, I didn't know that, no, sir, you'll have to cite me for that.
No, Mr Restif. I could cite you hundreds of examples of the people's love for their King.
We object to the copy of the admitting form. and we cite McGee versus the State of Indiana, United States 131.2.
Cite the case.
They cite a type of criminal born with no capacity for remorse or guilt no feeling of right or wrong born with a kind of brain that may have been normal in humans 50,000 years ago.
Her planned at tire You still can cite?
If you want to cite law, then obey it yourself.
I could cite examples.
Your Honor, I will cite the district attorney for misconduct. and again move for a mistrial.
I would cite the district attorney for that remark. Just proceed, Mr. Powell.
Cite the case, Teddy.
Why didn't you cite the case, Teddy?
Cite her here was a mistake.
If a poet starts to cite himself, it's a sure sign that he's a failure.
He didn't go so far as to mention the Crusades, but he did cite Othello and our countryman Turiddu.
Can you sing or do you cite?
The affair opened at Cite Bergere and closes at Cite Bergere.
I warn you, if you continue to disrupt the court I'll cite you for contempt.
I can cite my sources?
I'll have to cite you.
Where? -3 Cite du Midi.
And he doesn't cite one case on point.

News and current affairs

Moreover, the true believers cite America's better-funded and hyper-competitive university system, which sucks in a disproportionate share of the world's top students and researchers.
Interestingly, both sides cite America's gaping trade deficit - believe it or not, the US is soaking up two-thirds of global excess saving - to support their arguments.
For a quarter-century starting in 1950, the US Department of Defense - to cite one crucial example - combined both roles to build the underpinnings of today's digital economy.
Multinational executives frequently cite China as their favorite investment destination, but many of them also complain about rampant graft.
Nevertheless, though the Chinese government seeks to demonstrate that the Uyghur are a growing domestic threat, they have been unable to cite any recent incidents of domestic Uyghur-related violence.
Others cite OPEC's failure to agree on supply restrictions.
Trailing her in opinion polls, the other contenders cite her lack of credibility on economic policy and international relations.
Both sides cite Moore's Law, named for Intel's co-founder, Gordon Moore, who noticed that the density of transistors on a chip could be doubled every 18 months.
Italy, to cite just one example, is a bureaucratic embarrassment where it takes 4 months for an entrepreneur to set up a business.
Gold bugs sometimes cite isolated historical data that suggest that gold's long-term value has remained stable over the millennia.
Government ministers and EU representatives repeatedly cite the example of Iceland in pointing out what might have happened to Ireland if it had been outside the EU.
Some people cite the spat over arms sales to Taiwan and the Dalai Lama's visit to Washington as a fourth dampener on all the G-2 talk.
Critics might cite the moral-hazard risk generated by liquidity support.
Critics also cite the diversion of infrastructure funds and Louisiana National Guard troops to Iraq as contributing causes to the emergency.
In defense I wish to cite the great Harvard philosopher John Rawls, who died recently.
BRUSSELS - Those who oppose Western rapprochement with Kazakhstan cite the country's lack of political and human rights.
In my book Mass Flourishing, I cite some key figures who articulate and inspire modern values.
They cite the need to deliver high returns for shareholders, implying that tighter regulations undermine shareholders' interests.
Some cite Bosnia, where NATO took too long to protect civilian populations in the mid-1990's, as a reason to act.
Many commentators cite the wide disparities between euro-zone members' growth rates as a sign of failure.

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