cite
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old French citer, from Latin citare (“to cause to move, excite, summon”), frequentative of ciēre (“to rouse, excite, call”).
VerbEdit
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.
- 2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18:
- WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.
- 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.
Usage notesEdit
Loosely, or for brevity in journalism, the word is used to mean no more than "mention". [an extension of sense 1]
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
quote — see quote
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From the first syllable of citation. Analogous to quote, from quotation.
NounEdit
cite (plural cites)
- (informal) a citation
- We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.
TranslationsEdit
citation — see citation
Further readingEdit
- 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
AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cite
FrenchEdit
VerbEdit
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
LatinEdit
ParticipleEdit
cite
ReferencesEdit
- cite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Old French cité, from Latin civitas.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cite (plural cites)
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DescendantsEdit
PortugueseEdit
VerbEdit
cite
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of citar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of citar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of citar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of citar
SpanishEdit
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