Definition
To say something aloud from memory, often poetry or a prepared speech, or to list off facts one after another.
Etymology
From Old French 'reciter' and Latin 'recitare' (re- 'again' + citare 'to summon'). Originally meant 'to read aloud' and evolved to mean 'to repeat from memory.'
Kelly Says
Our brains remember things better when we speak them aloud—which is why students who recite their notes do better on tests than those who silently read them, proving that our bodies are part of our memory system, not just our brains.
Translations
BGБългарски
рецитирам
re-tsi-TI-ram
BNবাংলা
আবৃত্তি করা
a-brit-ti ko-ra
CACatalà
recitar
re-si-TAR
CSČeština
recitovat
re-tsi-TO-vat
DADansk
recitere
re-si-TE-re
DEDeutsch
rezitieren
re-tsi-TEE-ren
ELΕλληνικά
απαγγέλλω
a-pan-GEL-lo
ESEspañol
recitar
re-si-TAR
ETEesti
ette kandma
et-te KAND-ma
EUEuskara
errezitatu
e-re-zi-ta-tu
FRFrançais
réciter
re-si-TEY
GLGalego
recitar
re-si-TAR
HIहिन्दी
सुनाना
su-naa-na
HRHrvatski
recitirati
re-tsi-ti-ra-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
membacakan
mem-ba-cha-kan
ITItaliano
recitare
re-chi-TA-re
LTLietuvių
recituoti
re-tsi-TUO-ti
LVLatviešu
recitēt
re-tsi-TET
MSBahasa Melayu
membaca
mem-ba-cha
MYမြန်မာ
ရွတ်ဆိုသည်
rwet-hso-thi
NLNederlands
opzeggen
op-ZEG-gen
NONorsk
resitere
re-si-TE-re
PLPolski
recytować
re-tsi-TO-vach
PTPortuguês
recitar
re-si-TAR
RORomână
recita
re-CHEE-ta
RUРусский
декламировать
dek-la-mi-RO-vat
SKSlovenčina
recitovať
re-tsi-TO-vat
SLSlovenščina
recitirati
re-tsi-ti-ra-ti
SRСрпски
рецитирати
re-tsi-ti-ra-ti
SVSvenska
recitera
re-si-TE-ra
TEతెలుగు
ఉచ్చరించు
uch-cha-rin-chu
TRTürkçe
ezberden okumak
ez-ber-den o-ku-MAK
UKУкраїнська
декламувати
dek-la-mu-VA-ty
URاردو
زبانی سنانا
zabani suna-na
VITiếng Việt
đọc thuộc lòng
doc thuoc long