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# cite

«cite» in Mova's school dictionary: **to mention it as an example or reason** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (cite, cites, cited, citing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To cite something is to mention it as an example or reason. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cite/#m1)

2) To cite a book or website is to name it as where you got your information or to quote from it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cite/#m2)

3) (law) To cite someone is to name them officially in a court case. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cite/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school projects: cite your sources; in debates: cite evidence; in news and law.

### examples

- Remember to cite the websites you used. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cite/#x1)
- She cited three reasons for wanting a dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cite/#x2)
- The judge cited an earlier case. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cite/#x3)
- The report cites a study about sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cite/#x4)
- Can you cite an example from the text? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cite/#x5)
- He was cited for bravery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cite/#x6)

### note

Homophones: cite, sight (seeing), site (a place, a website). Noun: citation.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cite» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cite/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.