Tell
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A giveaway sign, especially one used in the game of poker. A mound, originally in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To narrate. To convey by speech. To instruct or inform. To order; to direct. To discern, notice, identify or distinguish. (archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate. To count or enumerate (see teller)
Example sentence: I always tell my kids if you lay down, people will step over you. But if you keep scrambling, if you keep going, someone will always, always give you a hand. Always. But you gotta keep dancing, you gotta keep your feet moving.
Recite
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, often before an audienceTo list or enumerate somethingTo deliver a recitation
Example sentence: I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.