verb · academic
cite
/saɪt/CITE
Band 6-7task2speaking
to mention a source of information so readers know where an idea or fact came from
Examples
“In your essay you should cite at least three recent studies.”
“The author failed to cite the original experiment.”
“When you cite a source, give the author and year.”
Band 8 sentence
“Scholarly articles must cite prior work precisely so readers can verify the evidence and follow up on the methods.”
Collocations
- cite a source
- cite evidence
- cite a study
Word family
citation nouncited adjective / verb (past)cite verb
Common mistakes
cite to→cite
quote for an idea→cite an idea
Say it for a higher band
5mention→6quote→7+cite
Synonyms
quote
refer to
Easily confused
cite vs site vs sight
“The student forgot to cite the article in the bibliography.”
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