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Citar

Citar is a Spanish verb of the first conjugation with several related senses. The primary meaning is to quote or to cite a source, i.e., to refer to someone else’s words or ideas and to provide enough information for locating the source. It also means to mention as authority or to reference rules, data, or other authorities. A second common use is to summon someone to appear before an authority, such as a judge, or to schedule an appointment; the reflexive form citarse is used to indicate arranging a meeting, as in citarse con alguien.

The noun cita covers both a quotation and an appointment. Citas bibliográficas refer to bibliographic citations

Etymology traces to Latin citāre "to summon, to call," and the verb follows regular -ar conjugation patterns.

and
references
in
scholarly
works.
In
legal
contexts,
citar
often
means
to
summon
a
person
to
appear
in
court
or
before
an
official
body.
The
term
es
also
used
in
everyday
language
to
denote
an
arranged
meeting
or
engagement.
The
word
is
widely
used
in
academic,
legal,
journalistic,
and
general
writing.
Common
forms
include
cito,
citas,
cita,
citamos,
citáis,
citan
in
the
present;
cité,
citaste,
citó,
citamos,
citasteis,
citaron
in
the
preterite;
and
cite,
cites,
cite,
citemos,
citéis,
citen
in
the
subjunctive.
Reflexive
citarse
is
used
for
forming
plans
or
commitments
to
meet.