cite
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French citer, from Latin citare (“to cause to move, excite, summon”), frequentive of ciēre (“to rouse, excite, call”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
cite (third-person singular simple present cites, present participle citing, simple past and past participle cited)
- To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
- To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
quote — see quote
See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- cite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- cite in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- cite at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
cite
- first-person singular present indicative of citer
- third-person singular present indicative of citer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of citer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of citer
- second-person singular imperative of citer
Latin [edit]
Participle [edit]
cite
- vocative masculine singular of citus
Middle English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French cité, from Latin civitas
Noun [edit]
cite (plural cites)
Coordinate terms [edit]
Portuguese [edit]
Verb [edit]
cite
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of citar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of citar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of citar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of citar
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
cite (infinitive citar)
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- Portuguese forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Portuguese verb subjunctive forms
- Portuguese verb first-person forms
- Portuguese verb singular forms
- Portuguese verb present forms
- Portuguese verb third-person forms
- Portuguese verb imperative forms
- Portuguese verb affirmative forms
- Portuguese verb negative forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
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- Spanish verb third-person forms
