quote
verb (used with object)
to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
has quoted
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present perfectof quote (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Iranian state TV has quoted an unnamed military official as saying that Iran had "no plans to target the UAE".
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
He has quoted the Fed’s Twitter posts disparagingly.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
Mehretu has quoted the remark by Martinican writer and critic Édouard Glissant: “We clamor for the right to opacity for everyone.”
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2021
In other posts, Imboden has quoted Arthur Ashe and used the platform to help bring fencing to those who might not have access or funds for the equipment.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2019
The list of Greek authors whom Clement has quoted occupies upwards of fourteen of the quarto pages in Fabricius’s Bibliotheca Graeca.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
