He recited the poem with great feeling. He began to recite from the Koran. He can easily recite all the facts about any player on the team.
Recent Examples on the WebAt other times, people stand at her counter and recite their grievances to her face. Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Most residents living on the Hawkesbury-Nepean floodplains can recite by heart the levels of the worst floods to hit the area and compare them with new deluges — the ones last year and this year have fallen well short.New York Times, 18 July 2022 Keith and Ricky would play different instruments and Fred would recite things off the top of his head. Karen Schoemer, SPIN, 1 May 2022 The father of six, who is fiercely religious, took the opportunity to recite verses from the Bible and praise God. Stephanie Busari, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 Ida Mae AstuteGetty Images Want an excuse to recite Anchorman quotes all night long? Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 2 June 2022 Winners of the Student Poetry Contest will recite their winning entries during the event. Cindy Kent, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Jan. 2022 Texas state law does require students to recite the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag and the pledge of allegiance to the state flag once during each school day at each school campus. Rayna Reid, Essence, 5 Apr. 2022 Mari Oliver had for years refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at her Texas high school.Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, to relate, state, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reciter, from Latin recitare to recite, from re- + citare to summon — more at cite