Word

recite, v.
(recited, recites, reciting)
freq. cnt. 4

repeat aloud from memory
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

recite

sample sentences

"she recited a poem"
"The pupil recited his lesson for the day"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recitation

semantic pointers

hyponym

spell, spell out say rattle down, rattle off, reel off, spiel off, roll off count

hypernym

repeat, echo

recite in elocution
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

declaim recite

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

declamation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recitation

semantic pointers

hyponym

elocute perorate scan

entailment

speak, talk, mouth, utter, verbalize, verbalise

hypernym

do, perform, execute

specify individually
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

enumerate itemise itemize recite

sample sentences

"She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"
"The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

itemization item item item item item

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

enumeration

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

itemisation item item item item

semantic pointers

hyponym

list, name

hypernym

identify, name

narrate or give a detailed account of
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 85 freq. cnt.: 75 freq. cnt.: 10

narrate recite recount tell

sample sentences

"Tell what happened"
"The father told a story to his child"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They won't %s the story

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They won't %s the story

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They won't %s the story

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
The parents %s a French poem to the children

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tale telling teller

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recounting

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

narrative narration narration narration narrator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recital recital

semantic pointers

hypernym

inform

hyponym

relate crack yarn rhapsodize, rhapsodise

render verbally
<verb.creation>

recite retell

sample sentences

"recite a poem"
"retell a story"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recital recitation

semantic pointers

hypernym

re-create