{
    "term": "cite",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "cite",
            "heSheIt": "cites"
        },
        "pastSimple": "cited",
        "pastParticiple": "cited",
        "ingForm": "citing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to mention something as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying",
            "sensetop": "cite somethingcite something as something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She **cited examples** of companies the city has helped relocate or expand.",
                    "contextForm": "cite something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Citing** unnamed **sources**, the newspaper reports that the two companies are nearing a deal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is no reason to doubt the information in the articles **cited above**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He cited personal reasons for his decision to resign."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Bank of England has again cited concerns about inflation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their method is similar to those used by many **studies cited** in this report."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.",
                    "contextForm": "cite something as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The most commonly cited reasons for stopping the treatment were side effects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is similar to the example cited above."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She cited the case of Leigh v. Gladstone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One doctor cited the case of a three-year-old dying as a result of extreme obesity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This album is often cited as an example of a truly great complete album."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["above", "already", "earlier"],
                "preposition": ["as"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to speak or write the exact words from a book, an author, etc.",
            "sensetop": "cite somebody/somethingcite somebody/something in something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **cites** no primary **sources** for his claims.",
                    "contextForm": "cite somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She cited a passage from the President’s speech."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is the author most often cited in his work.",
                    "contextForm": "cite somebody/something in something"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["above", "already", "earlier"],
                "preposition": ["as"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to order somebody to appear in court; to name somebody officially in a legal case",
            "sensetop": "cite somebody (for something)",
            "labels": "(law)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was cited for contempt of court."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was cited in the divorce proceedings."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to mention somebody officially or publicly because they deserve special praise",
            "sensetop": "cite somebody (for something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was cited for bravery."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪt/",
                "audio": "ci/cite/cite__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪts/",
                "audio": "ci/cite/cites__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsaɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "ci/cite/cited__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ci/cite/citing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪt/",
                "audio": "ci/cite/cite__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪts/",
                "audio": "ci/cite/cites__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsaɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "ci/cite/cited__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ci/cite/citing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in sense (3), originally with reference to a court of ecclesiastical law): from Old French citer, from Latin citare, from ciere, cire ‘to call’."
}