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Definitions in simple English

recite Verb

— To say something you have memorized I will recite my poem tomorrow.

recite

— verb repeat aloud from memory she recited a poem The pupil recited his lesson for the day — verb recite in elocution — verb (= retell) render verbally recite a poem retell a story — verb (= enumerate) specify individually She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug — verb (= tell, narrate) narrate or give a detailed account of Tell what happened The father told a story to his child

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chant tell declaim repeat recount narrate sing read aloud read retell relate rehearse intone enumerate describe talk speak quote itemise deliver utter start singing she recited it proclaim list learn by heart itemize incant count compose call upon announce vocalize vocalise submit state sound say restate render reel off redact recapitulate recap read out loud rattle off raise put forward pronounce preach

Topics recite topics

What do people use recite to talk about?

Language and thought Communication Story

Poetry

What words refer to saying a poem?

recite

Language and thought Communication Reading and writing

Read

What words refer to reading aloud or silently?

aloud out loud silently recite

Conjugation recite conjugation

How do you conjugate recite?

recite · verb

Present I recite

Positive I recite

Singular

1st person I recite

2nd person you recite

3rd person he/she/it recites

Plural

1st person we recite

2nd person you recite

3rd person they recite

Negative I don't recite

Singular

1st person I don't recite I do not recite

2nd person you don't recite you do not recite

3rd person he/she/it doesn't recite he/she/it does not recite

Plural

1st person we don't recite we do not recite

2nd person you don't recite you do not recite

3rd person they don't recite they do not recite

Question do I recite?

Singular

1st person do I recite?

2nd person do you recite?

3rd person does he/she/it recite?

Plural

1st person do we recite?

2nd person do you recite?

3rd person do they recite?

Negative question don't I recite?

Singular

1st person don't I recite? do I not recite?

2nd person don't you recite? do you not recite?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it recite? does he/she/it not recite?

Plural

1st person don't we recite? do we not recite?

2nd person don't you recite? do you not recite?

3rd person don't they recite? do they not recite?

Past I recited

Positive I recited

Singular

1st person I recited

2nd person you recited

3rd person he/she/it recited

Plural

1st person we recited

2nd person you recited

3rd person they recited

Negative I didn't recite

Singular

1st person I didn't recite I did not recite

2nd person you didn't recite you did not recite

3rd person he/she/it didn't recite he/she/it did not recite

Plural

1st person we didn't recite we did not recite

2nd person you didn't recite you did not recite

3rd person they didn't recite they did not recite

Question did I recite?

Singular

1st person did I recite?

2nd person did you recite?

3rd person did he/she/it recite?

Plural

1st person did we recite?

2nd person did you recite?

3rd person did they recite?

Negative question didn't I recite?

Singular

1st person didn't I recite? did I not recite?

2nd person didn't you recite? did you not recite?

3rd person didn't he/she/it recite? did he/she/it not recite?

Plural

1st person didn't we recite? did we not recite?

2nd person didn't you recite? did you not recite?

3rd person didn't they recite? did they not recite?

Future I'll recite

Positive I'll recite

Singular

1st person I'll recite I will recite

2nd person you'll recite you will recite

3rd person he/she/it'll recite he/she/it will recite

Plural

1st person we'll recite we will recite

2nd person you'll recite you will recite

3rd person they'll recite they will recite

Negative I won't recite

Singular

1st person I won't recite I will not recite

2nd person you won't recite you will not recite

3rd person he/she/it won't recite he/she/it will not recite

Plural

1st person we won't recite we will not recite

2nd person you won't recite you will not recite

3rd person they won't recite they will not recite

Question will I recite?

Singular

1st person will I recite?

2nd person will you recite?

3rd person will he/she/it recite?

Plural

1st person will we recite?

2nd person will you recite?

3rd person will they recite?

Negative question won't I recite?

Singular

1st person won't I recite? will I not recite?

2nd person won't you recite? will you not recite?

3rd person won't he/she/it recite? will he/she/it not recite?

Plural

1st person won't we recite? will we not recite?

2nd person won't you recite? will you not recite?

3rd person won't they recite? will they not recite?

Conditional I'd recite

Positive I'd recite

Singular

1st person I'd recite I would recite

2nd person you'd recite you would recite

3rd person he/she/it'd recite he/she/it would recite

Plural

1st person we'd recite we would recite

2nd person you'd recite you would recite

3rd person they'd recite they would recite

Negative I wouldn't recite

Singular

1st person I wouldn't recite I would not recite

2nd person you wouldn't recite you would not recite

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't recite he/she/it would not recite

Plural

1st person we wouldn't recite we would not recite

2nd person you wouldn't recite you would not recite

3rd person they wouldn't recite they would not recite

Question would I recite?

Singular

1st person would I recite?

2nd person would you recite?

3rd person would he/she/it recite?

Plural

1st person would we recite?

2nd person would you recite?

3rd person would they recite?

Negative question wouldn't I recite?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I recite? would I not recite?

2nd person wouldn't you recite? would you not recite?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it recite? would he/she/it not recite?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we recite? would we not recite?

2nd person wouldn't you recite? would you not recite?

3rd person wouldn't they recite? would they not recite?

Present continuous I'm reciting

Positive I'm reciting

Singular

1st person I'm reciting I am reciting

2nd person you're reciting you are reciting

3rd person he/she/it's reciting he/she/it is reciting

Plural

1st person we're reciting we are reciting

2nd person you're reciting you are reciting

3rd person they're reciting they are reciting

Negative I'm not reciting

Singular

1st person I'm not reciting I am not reciting

2nd person you aren't reciting you're not reciting you are not reciting

3rd person he/she/it isn't reciting he/she/it's not reciting he/she/it is not reciting

Plural

1st person we aren't reciting we're not reciting we are not reciting

2nd person you aren't reciting you're not reciting you are not reciting

3rd person they aren't reciting they're not reciting they are not reciting

Question am I reciting?

Singular

1st person am I reciting?

2nd person are you reciting?

3rd person is he/she/it reciting?

Plural

1st person are we reciting?

2nd person are you reciting?

3rd person are they reciting?

Negative question aren't I reciting?

Singular

1st person aren't I reciting? am I not reciting?

2nd person aren't you reciting? are you not reciting?

3rd person isn't he/she/it reciting? is he/she/it not reciting?

Plural

1st person aren't we reciting? are we not reciting?

2nd person aren't you reciting? are you not reciting?

3rd person aren't they reciting? are they not reciting?

Past continuous I was reciting

Positive I was reciting

Singular

1st person I was reciting

2nd person you were reciting

3rd person he/she/it was reciting

Plural

1st person we were reciting

2nd person you were reciting

3rd person they were reciting

Negative I wasn't reciting

Singular

1st person I wasn't reciting I was not reciting

2nd person you weren't reciting you were not reciting

3rd person he/she/it wasn't reciting he/she/it was not reciting

Plural

1st person we weren't reciting we were not reciting

2nd person you weren't reciting you were not reciting

3rd person they weren't reciting they were not reciting

Question was I reciting?

Singular

1st person was I reciting?

2nd person were you reciting?

3rd person was he/she/it reciting?

Plural

1st person were we reciting?

2nd person were you reciting?

3rd person were they reciting?

Negative question wasn't I reciting?

Singular

1st person wasn't I reciting? was I not reciting?

2nd person weren't you reciting? were you not reciting?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it reciting? was he/she/it not reciting?

Plural

1st person weren't we reciting? were we not reciting?

2nd person weren't you reciting? were you not reciting?

3rd person weren't they reciting? were they not reciting?

Future continuous I'll be reciting

Positive I'll be reciting

Singular

1st person I'll be reciting I will be reciting

2nd person you'll be reciting you will be reciting

3rd person he/she/it'll be reciting he/she/it will be reciting

Plural

1st person we'll be reciting we will be reciting

2nd person you'll be reciting you will be reciting

3rd person they'll be reciting they will be reciting

Negative I won't be reciting

Singular

1st person I won't be reciting I will not be reciting

2nd person you won't be reciting you will not be reciting

3rd person he/she/it won't be reciting he/she/it will not be reciting

Plural

1st person we won't be reciting we will not be reciting

2nd person you won't be reciting you will not be reciting

3rd person they won't be reciting they will not be reciting

Question will I be reciting?

Singular

1st person will I be reciting?

2nd person will you be reciting?

3rd person will he/she/it be reciting?

Plural

1st person will we be reciting?

2nd person will you be reciting?

3rd person will they be reciting?

Negative question won't I be reciting?

Singular

1st person won't I be reciting? will I not be reciting?

2nd person won't you be reciting? will you not be reciting?

3rd person won't he/she/it be reciting? will he/she/it not be reciting?

Plural

1st person won't we be reciting? will we not be reciting?

2nd person won't you be reciting? will you not be reciting?

3rd person won't they be reciting? will they not be reciting?

Conditional continuous I'd be reciting

Positive I'd be reciting

Singular

1st person I'd be reciting I would be reciting

2nd person you'd be reciting you would be reciting

3rd person he/she/it'd be reciting he/she/it would be reciting

Plural

1st person we'd be reciting we would be reciting

2nd person you'd be reciting you would be reciting

3rd person they'd be reciting they would be reciting

Negative I wouldn't be reciting

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be reciting I would not be reciting

2nd person you wouldn't be reciting you would not be reciting

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be reciting he/she/it would not be reciting

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be reciting we would not be reciting

2nd person you wouldn't be reciting you would not be reciting

3rd person they wouldn't be reciting they would not be reciting

Question would I be reciting?

Singular

1st person would I be reciting?

2nd person would you be reciting?

3rd person would he/she/it be reciting?

Plural

1st person would we be reciting?

2nd person would you be reciting?

3rd person would they be reciting?

Negative question wouldn't I be reciting?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be reciting? would I not be reciting?

2nd person wouldn't you be reciting? would you not be reciting?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be reciting? would he/she/it not be reciting?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be reciting? would we not be reciting?

2nd person wouldn't you be reciting? would you not be reciting?

3rd person wouldn't they be reciting? would they not be reciting?

Present perfect I've recited

Positive I've recited

Singular

1st person I've recited I have recited

2nd person you've recited you have recited

3rd person he/she/it's recited he/she/it has recited

Plural

1st person we've recited we have recited

2nd person you've recited you have recited

3rd person they've recited they have recited

Negative I haven't recited

Singular

1st person I haven't recited I have not recited

2nd person you haven't recited you have not recited

3rd person he/she/it hasn't recited he/she/it has not recited

Plural

1st person we haven't recited we have not recited

2nd person you haven't recited you have not recited

3rd person they haven't recited they have not recited

Question have I recited?

Singular

1st person have I recited?

2nd person have you recited?

3rd person has he/she/it recited?

Plural

1st person have we recited?

2nd person have you recited?

3rd person have they recited?

Negative question haven't I recited?

Singular

1st person haven't I recited? have I not recited?

2nd person haven't you recited? have you not recited?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it recited? has he/she/it not recited?

Plural

1st person haven't we recited? have we not recited?

2nd person haven't you recited? have you not recited?

3rd person haven't they recited? have they not recited?

Past perfect I had recited

Positive I had recited

Singular

1st person I had recited

2nd person you had recited

3rd person he/she/it had recited

Plural

1st person we had recited

2nd person you had recited

3rd person they had recited

Negative I hadn't recited

Singular

1st person I hadn't recited I had not recited

2nd person you hadn't recited you had not recited

3rd person he/she/it hadn't recited he/she/it had not recited

Plural

1st person we hadn't recited we had not recited

2nd person you hadn't recited you had not recited

3rd person they hadn't recited they had not recited

Question had I recited?

Singular

1st person had I recited?

2nd person had you recited?

3rd person had he/she/it recited?

Plural

1st person had we recited?

2nd person had you recited?

3rd person had they recited?

Negative question hadn't I recited?

Singular

1st person hadn't I recited? had I not recited?

2nd person hadn't you recited? had you not recited?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it recited? had he/she/it not recited?

Plural

1st person hadn't we recited? had we not recited?

2nd person hadn't you recited? had you not recited?

3rd person hadn't they recited? had they not recited?

Future perfect I'll have recited

Positive I'll have recited

Singular

1st person I'll have recited I will have recited

2nd person you'll have recited you will have recited

3rd person he/she/it'll have recited he/she/it will have recited

Plural

1st person we'll have recited we will have recited

2nd person you'll have recited you will have recited

3rd person they'll have recited they will have recited

Negative I won't have recited

Singular

1st person I won't have recited I will not have recited

2nd person you won't have recited you will not have recited

3rd person he/she/it won't have recited he/she/it will not have recited

Plural

1st person we won't have recited we will not have recited

2nd person you won't have recited you will not have recited

3rd person they won't have recited they will not have recited

Question +'ll I have recited?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have recited? will I have recited?

2nd person +'ll you have recited? will you have recited?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have recited? will he/she/it have recited?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have recited? will we have recited?

2nd person +'ll you have recited? will you have recited?

3rd person +'ll they have recited? will they have recited?

Negative question won't I have recited?

Singular

1st person won't I have recited? will I not have recited?

2nd person won't you have recited? will you not have recited?

3rd person won't he/she/it have recited? will he/she/it not have recited?

Plural

1st person won't we have recited? will we not have recited?

2nd person won't you have recited? will you not have recited?

3rd person won't they have recited? will they not have recited?

Conditional perfect I'd have recited

Positive I'd have recited

Singular

1st person I'd have recited I would have recited

2nd person you'd have recited you would have recited

3rd person he/she/it'd have recited he/she/it would have recited

Plural

1st person we'd have recited we would have recited

2nd person you'd have recited you would have recited

3rd person they'd have recited they would have recited

Negative I wouldn't have recited

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have recited I would not have recited

2nd person you wouldn't have recited you would not have recited

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have recited he/she/it would not have recited

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have recited we would not have recited

2nd person you wouldn't have recited you would not have recited

3rd person they wouldn't have recited they would not have recited

Question would I have recited?

Singular

1st person would I have recited?

2nd person would you have recited?

3rd person would he/she/it have recited?

Plural

1st person would we have recited?

2nd person would you have recited?

3rd person would they have recited?

Negative question wouldn't I have recited?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have recited? would I not have recited?

2nd person wouldn't you have recited? would you not have recited?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have recited? would he/she/it not have recited?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have recited? would we not have recited?

2nd person wouldn't you have recited? would you not have recited?

3rd person wouldn't they have recited? would they not have recited?

Imperative recite!

Positive

you recite!

we let's recite!

Negative

you don't recite!

we let's not recite!

Examples recite examples

How do I use recite in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I have to -- oh God oh great -- remember such a string of numbers, great famous Archimedes, help the suffering, give him the power, let him recite by heart those famous, and yet for us irritating, ah, numbers of Ludolph!

Having heard it so many times, I can recite the poem by heart now.

I could recite the story by heart.

Recite the names of the members of the Tokugawa clan.

Because I heard it so often, I can now recite the poem by heart.

His daughter is able to recite a lot of poems.

Her daughter can recite many poems.

Tomorrow, we are to recite a poem at school.

At school, we had to recite times tables parrot-fashion.

The teacher caned the children if they misbehaved or were unable to recite their times tables.

Can you recite the names of the seven deadly sins according to the Christian religion?

Tom could recite the first five verses of Schiller's Ode to Joy, but then suddenly he wouldn't know how the rest went.

Tom asked Mary to recite the poem she wrote.

Movie subtitles

Will you recite it?

Will you recite the Lord's Prayer?

Do you mind if I recite capitals?

Perhaps Mr. Deeds would recite one for us.

Let me hear you recite Hia wa tha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Why don't you recite something to me?

Maybe he didn't write the manual, but you can bet he can recite it backwards!

Recite. Hmm?

Alice, will you kindly pay attention and recite your lesson?

Why don't you recite the Gettysburg Address?

You'll recite a few tags you picked up and everything will be alright.

I shall recite Reminiscence of Youth.

Prepare for death, recite the Sutras of Buddha!

I don't know no poetry, but I can recite the Gettysburg Address.

Perhaps Mr Deeds would recite one for us.

I can recite all the reasons.

Yes, madam. But I won't recite a poem or sing a song.

I shall recite for you an article from the Civil Code.

As my heir. Sally has to recite a sort of formula over Geoff's body in front of the fireplace and the library in the presence of the entire household.

Can you recite a poem?

Why should I recite a poem? - Oh.

Prepare for death, recite the Sutras of the Buddha.

I can't recite any Psalms for you, but I know about people who believe in God.

When he falls on his head, and can recite the last sentence. Another one, I go.

I'm afraid I'll have to recite the ceremony from memory.

I know that you are very quick to learn, and I shall do all I can to help you, but for the present I wish you to recite with the class.

To secure pleasant slumbers, I shall recite to him.

Will you pay attention and recite your lesson?

It would be such a favour to me and you do recite so beautifully.

Isn't there a place by the river where men recite from the scriptures?

You, recite your homework.

You can recite it after office hours in your own time.

Recite your lectures to me.

Go on, recite it to me.

News and current affairs

Even schoolchildren can recite some projected outcomes: oceans will warm and glaciers will melt, causing sea levels to rise and salt water to inundate low-lying coastal areas.

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