recite

CEFRB1

/ɹɪˈsaɪt/

verb

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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To list or enumerate something.
To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.

In context

Recite the names of the members of the Tokugawa clan.
Janice is able to recite pi to 100 decimals.
"I feel the seat. I feel the seat against my arm. I feel my hands," recites Edmonds, her eyes still closed.

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"I feel the seat. I feel the seat against my arm. I feel my hands," recites Edmonds, her eyes still closed.
2010 December 22, Allan Chernoff, “Overcoming the fear of flying”, in CNN
It’s recited in schools across the US every day by students standing stiffly with their hands over their hearts.
2019 February 19, Doug Criss, “Here’s why students don’t have to recite the Pledge of Allegiance”, in CNN
Services during Yom Kippur are held continuously through the day and include readings from the Torah and the reciting of prayers expressing regret or asking for forgiveness.
2019 October 8, Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, “Everything you wanted to know about Yom Kippur”, in CNN
Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate who gained national acclaim at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite an original poem before Super Bowl LV, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday.
2021 January 27, Wayne Sterling, “Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to recite poem before Super Bowl LV”, in CNN

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From Middle English reciten, from Old French reciter, from Latin recitō.