Citar (en. Cite)

/siˈtar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To invoke or refer to someone or something.

The teacher cited several authors in his class.

El profesor citó a varios autores en su clase.

To call or summon a person to appear in a place.

The lawyer summoned his client to discuss the case.

El abogado citó a su cliente para discutir el caso.

To indicate the source of information or ideas in an academic work.

It is necessary to correctly cite all sources in the essay.

Es necesario citar correctamente todas las fuentes en el ensayo.

From the Latin 'citare', which means 'to invoke' or 'to call'.

to summon someone

To summon or call a person.

citar a alguien

to quote a text

To include a fragment of a text within another.

citar un texto

to cite in a paper

To reference sources in an academic document.

citar en un trabajo

citation

Reference or mention of something; an agreed meeting.

cita

citation

Center or act of citing; bibliographic reference.

citación

cited

That has been mentioned or called.

citado

To call someone to meet up.

I'm going to summon my friends to go out to dinner.

Voy a citar a mis amigos para salir a cenar.