📖 R — The English dictionary · page 13

reciprocate — Everyday, meaning 1: To reciprocate is to give or do the same thing back to someone who gave or did it to you.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To return a feeling, such as liking or love, that someone has for you.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To answer a kind act, a favour or an invitation with one of your own.↗ Example: She smiled at the new girl, and the new girl reciprocated with a wave.↗ · When Tom helped me with my maths, I reciprocated by helping him with spelling.↗ · He liked her, but sadly she did not reciprocate his feelings.↗ · They invited us to dinner, so next month we will reciprocate.↗ · Good neighbours reciprocate small kindnesses.↗ · (formal) The school hopes the visiting team will reciprocate the invitation.↗ · If you lend a pencil, a friend will often reciprocate one day.↗

recital — Everyday, meaning 1: A performance of music, dance or poetry, often by one person or by pupils, for an audience.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A spoken list or account of many things, one after another: a recital of complaints.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The act of saying a poem or text aloud from memory (recitation).↗ Example: My piano recital is on Saturday.↗ · Everyone clapped at the end of the dance recital.↗ · She practised her violin every day before the recital.↗ · Our class gave a poetry recital in assembly.↗ · Grandma listened to my long recital of everything that went wrong at school.↗ · I was nervous before the recital, but I played well.↗ · "How very confusing!" said the jackal, when the recital was ended; "would you mind telling me over again, for everything has got so mixed up?"↗

recitation — Everyday, meaning 1: A recitation is saying a poem, speech or piece of writing aloud from memory, often in front of an audience.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A recitation can also be a long spoken list of facts or events, said one after another.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (church) Recitation of a prayer or psalm means saying it aloud, often together.↗ Example: She won a prize for her recitation of a poem by Christina Rossetti.↗ · Every pupil did a short recitation at the assembly.↗ · The recitation of the Lord's Prayer ended the service.↗ · His recitation of the times tables was fast and perfect.↗ · Grandpa gave a long recitation of all his old football results.↗ · We practised the recitation until we knew every word.↗ · Poetry recitation helps you speak with expression.↗

recite — Everyday, meaning 1: To recite is to say a poem, story or piece of writing aloud from memory.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To recite a list is to say many things one after another, like facts or names.↗ Example: She recited a poem in assembly.↗ · Can you recite the seven times table?↗ · We recited the alphabet backwards.↗ · He recited the list of planets from memory.↗ · The class recited the poem together.↗ · The boy recited his address to the police officer.↗ · Grandad can still recite poems from school.↗ · She recited all the reasons she should get a dog.↗ · Here a group played circus, there another sang and recited.↗

reckless — Everyday, meaning 1: Doing dangerous things without caring or thinking about what could go wrong.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Done in a careless, risky way: reckless driving, reckless spending.↗ Example: It was reckless to climb the cliff without a rope.↗ · The driver was fined for reckless driving.↗ · Don't be reckless — look both ways before you cross.↗ · He was reckless with his pocket money and spent it all in one day.↗ · The reckless knight charged at the dragon without a plan.↗ · Swimming alone in the sea at night is reckless.↗ · They were a pair of reckless fellows, who always had something foolish to do.↗

recklessly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a careless way, without thinking about danger or the harm that might follow.↗ Example: He rode his bike recklessly down the steep hill.↗ · "Let them!" she answered recklessly.↗ · Do not spend your pocket money recklessly.↗

reckon — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal, especially UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland) To think or believe; to have an opinion.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To guess or estimate a number.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal, old) To count or calculate.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: reckon on: to expect or rely on something.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: reckon with: to have to deal with someone or something.↗ Example: I reckon it's going to rain this arvo.↗ · How many sweets do you reckon are in the jar?↗ · She reckons she can run faster than her brother.↗ · We didn't reckon on so many people coming.↗ · He's a player to be reckoned with.↗ · I reckon the shop is about two kilometres away.↗ · Do you reckon we'll win?↗ · ‘Let us reckon the heads first.↗ · And the gift which ye set apart shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the wine-press.↗ (Torah NUM.18.27, JPS 1917)↗ · And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he shall reckon with him; according unto his years shall he give back the price of his redemption.↗ (Torah LEV.25.52, JPS 1917)↗ · then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy valuation unto the year of jubilee; and he shall give thy valuation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD.↗ (Torah LEV.27.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.↗ (Prophets EZK.44.26, JPS 1917)↗ · And the number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty and six thousand men.↗ (Writings 1CH.7.40, JPS 1917)↗ · And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief Jeiel, and Zechariah, (Writings 1CH.5.7, JPS 1917)↗

reclaimed — Everyday, meaning 1: Past of «reclaim»: got something back that was yours.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: adjective Saved and used again instead of thrown away: «reclaimed wood».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: adjective (land) Made usable again, for example by draining the sea or cleaning polluted land.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal) Rescued someone from a bad way of life.↗ Example: We reclaimed our bags at the airport.↗ · The table is made from reclaimed wood.↗ · Much of the Netherlands is reclaimed land.↗ · The old rubbish dump was reclaimed as a nature park.↗ · He reclaimed his title as champion.↗ · Reclaimed bricks were used to build the new playhouse.↗ · She reclaimed the umbrella from lost property.↗

recline — Everyday, meaning 1: To lean or lie back in a relaxed way, often resting on something.↗ Example: Grandad likes to recline in his armchair after lunch.↗ · The cat reclined on the warm rug.↗ · She reclined against a pile of cushions and read.↗ · Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.↗ (Torah GEN.18.4, JPS 1917)↗ · For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands, and thou saidst: 'I will not transgress'; upon every high hill and under every leafy tree thou didst recline, playing the harlot.↗ (Prophets JER.2.20, JPS 1917)↗

recliner — Everyday, meaning 1: A recliner is a soft armchair whose back can lean back and whose footrest can come up, so you can lie back comfortably.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Some car, plane or cinema seats are also called recliners.↗ Example: Grandpa fell asleep in his recliner.↗ · Pull the lever and the recliner leans back.↗ · The cinema has big recliners with cup holders.↗ · Don't let small children climb on the footrest of the recliner; fingers can get caught.↗ · Dad watched the match from his recliner.↗ · The new recliner was the comfiest chair in the house.↗

reclining — Everyday, meaning 1: Leaning or lying back in a relaxed way: «a reclining figure».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of seats) Able to tip back: «a reclining chair», «reclining seats on a plane».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) Lying back or leaning back.↗ Example: Grandad fell asleep in his reclining chair.↗ · The coach had reclining seats for the long trip.↗ · Henry Moore made big statues of reclining figures.↗ · The cat was reclining on the warm windowsill.↗ · In Thailand there is a huge reclining Buddha statue.↗ · Please put your reclining seat upright for landing.↗ · "Here," said Noureddin, "let us pass the night," and reclining on the sofas they soon fell asleep.↗

recluse — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who lives alone and avoids being with other people.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A brown recluse is a kind of poisonous spider in the USA.↗ Example: The old man lived as a recluse in the woods.↗ · People thought the recluse was scary, but he was just shy.↗ · In the story, the children made friends with the recluse next door.↗ · She became a recluse after her husband died.↗ · The brown recluse spider can give a nasty bite.↗ · A recluse rarely leaves the house.↗ · Planudes, however, was no mere recluse, shut up in his monastery.↗

recognisable — Everyday, meaning 1: Recognisable means easy to know or identify because you have seen or heard it before.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Recognisable means clear enough to be identified.↗ Example: Her red coat is easily recognisable.↗ · The song is instantly recognisable.↗ · After the haircut he was barely recognisable.↗ · Police uniforms make officers recognisable.↗ · A triangle is a recognisable shape.↗ · The logo is recognisable all over the world.↗ · The old town was hardly recognisable after the flood.↗ · Your handwriting is very recognisable.↗

recognise — Everyday, meaning 1: To recognise someone or something is to know who or what they are because you have seen, heard or met them before.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To accept that something is true or real.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To show that you value something someone has done, often by praising or rewarding it.↗ Example: I didn't recognise you with your new haircut!↗ · Can you recognise these shapes?↗ · She recognised the song straight away.↗ · Learn to recognise the signs of a scam.↗ · The school recognised his hard work with a certificate.↗ · Dogs recognise their owners by smell.↗ · He recognised that he had made a mistake.↗ · She recognised Gerda immediately, and Gerda knew her too.↗ · The Third sect recognised no god beside the Sun, in which it recognised the sole principle of existence."↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

recognition — Everyday, meaning 1: Recognition is knowing someone or something because you have seen or heard it before.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Recognition is praise or thanks for something good a person has done.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Recognition is accepting that something is true or real.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (computing) Face or voice recognition is a computer identifying faces or voices.↗ Example: She got a certificate in recognition of her hard work.↗ · The town had changed beyond recognition.↗ · A look of recognition crossed his face.↗ · My phone uses face recognition.↗ · Speech recognition turns your voice into text.↗ · The volunteers deserve recognition.↗ · There was no sign of recognition in the dog's eyes.↗ · The book brought her worldwide recognition.↗ · She saw recognition come into his eyes as he was about to pass them the time of day and go on; once even she had to call him by name.↗

recognize — Everyday, meaning 1: To know someone or something again because you have seen, heard or met it before.↗ Example: I recognize your face from the school photo.↗ · She recognized her brother's voice at once.↗ · Can you recognize the tune?↗

recognized — Everyday, meaning 1: Knew who someone was or what something was because you had seen or heard it before.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Accepted or admitted that something is true: «He recognized his mistake».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adjective) Officially accepted, as in «a recognized qualification» or «a recognized country».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Showed thanks for or praised someone's work: «She was recognized for her bravery».↗ Example: I recognized my teacher in the supermarket.↗ · Mole recognized the smell of his old home at once.↗ · She recognized her mistake and said sorry.↗ · The firefighter was recognized for his courage.↗ · It is a recognized school subject.↗ · Nobody recognized Toad in the washerwoman's clothes.↗ · He recognized the song after two notes.↗ · The Dog immediately recognized Pinocchio’s voice.↗

recollect — Everyday, meaning 1: To remember something from the past, often with effort: «I don't recollect his name.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (re-collect, with a hyphen) To collect or gather again: «re-collect the worksheets».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To calm yourself or get your thoughts together: «She paused to recollect herself.».↗ Example: I can't recollect where I put my keys.↗ · Grandma recollects the day the war ended.↗ · As far as I can recollect, we met at the zoo.↗ · Do you recollect seeing a red car?↗ · He tried to recollect the words of the poem.↗ · The witness could not recollect the man's face.↗ · I am quite sure if I recollect all this tomorrow, it will appear utterly ridiculous and absurd.↗

recollection — Everyday, meaning 1: A memory of something from the past.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (uncountable) The ability to remember: «I have no recollection of it.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (church) Calm, quiet prayer and thoughtfulness.↗ Example: I have a vague recollection of my first day at school.↗ · Grandad shared his recollections of growing up on a farm.↗ · She had no recollection of where she put her keys.↗ · To the best of my recollection, the shop closes at six.↗ · His recollection of the match was different from mine.↗ · The nuns spent the day in quiet recollection.↗ · They go on with their recollections.↗

recommence — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To begin again after a stop or break.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To start doing something again.↗ Example: Lessons will recommence on Monday.↗ · After the rain stopped, the match recommenced.↗ · The builders recommenced work on the bridge.↗ · The music stopped, then recommenced a minute later.↗ · Please recommence your test when the bell rings.↗ · Trains will recommence running at six o'clock.↗ · Then the hall was cleansed and the banquet recommenced.↗

recommend — Everyday, meaning 1: To recommend something is to say it is good and that someone should try it, like a book or a film.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To recommend that someone does something is to advise them to do it.↗ Example: I recommend this book; it's really funny.↗ · The doctor recommended plenty of rest.↗ · Can you recommend a good film for kids?↗ · The game is recommended for ages ten and up.↗ · Our teacher recommends reading for twenty minutes every day.↗ · I highly recommend the chocolate cake.↗ · Experts recommend wearing a helmet on a bike.↗ · A Bricklayer earnestly recommended bricks as affording the best material for an effective resistance.↗