How to pronounce recite
American English pronunciation
rih-SYTE
- IPA
- /ɹɪˈsaɪt/
- Syllables
- rih · SYTE (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What recite means
To say something out loud from memory
In a sentence: Nora recited the whole poem without looking at her paper.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning "to read out loud," which reached English through French.
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