Definition of "cite" in Anglais

verb

1. (transitive) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

2. (transitive) To mention; to make mention of.

3. To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

4. (transitive, law) To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.

noun

1. (informal) A citation.

   • We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.