quote

[ kwoht ]

/ kwoʊt /

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verb (used with object), quot·ed, quot·ing.

to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.

to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.).

to use a brief excerpt from: The composer quotes Beethoven's Fifth in his latest work.

to cite, offer, or bring forward as evidence or support.

to enclose (words) within quotation marks.

Commerce.

to state (a price).
to state the current price of.

verb (used without object), quot·ed, quot·ing.

to make a quotation or quotations, as from a book or author.

(used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a quotation.)

noun

a quotation.

quotation mark.

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Idioms about quote

quote unquote, so called; so to speak; as it were: If you're a liberal, quote unquote, they're suspicious of you.

Origin of quote

1350–1400; 1880–85 for def. 9; Middle English coten, quoten (<Old French coter) <Medieval Latin quotāre to divide into chapters and verses, derivative of Latin quot how many

OTHER WORDS FROM quote

quoter, nounoutquote, verb (used with object), out·quot·ed, out·quot·ing.pre·quote, verb (used with object), pre·quot·ed, pre·quot·ing.re·quote, verb (used with object), re·quot·ed, re·quot·ing.

su·per·quote, verb, su·per·quot·ed, su·per·quot·ing, nounun·quot·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quote

quotation, quote

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How to use quote in a sentence

The quote was provided to The Washington Post from the chain’s public relations team.
The McPlant is coming. McDonald’s won’t name its supplier, but all signs point to Beyond Meat.|Tim Carman|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
On Thursday, the DOJ filed a lawsuit to block Visa’s acquisition of Plaid and, as you can tell from all the quotes, it’s chock full of smoking guns—or at least a smoking volcano.
Why Visa’s $5 billion Plaid deal is in deep trouble|Aaron Pressman|November 6, 2020|Fortune
Another potential area of expansion is, naturally, quotes for disaster insurance—a growing business.
This startup wants to help you prepare for America’s next disaster|kdunn6|October 25, 2020|Fortune
Clayton recommends having a local company do a walkthrough of your home, rather than giving a blind quote.
Ethernet and a mesh network will permanently solve your WiFi issues|Whitson Gordon|October 16, 2020|Popular-Science

Users will still be able to retweet without a quote, but the process adds “extra friction and an extra step,” the company said.
With Election Day looming, Twitter imposes new limits on U.S. politicians — and ordinary users, too|Elizabeth Dwoskin, Craig Timberg|October 9, 2020|Washington Post
Two witnesses outside the Charlie Hebdo office building quoted the Kouachi brothers claiming they were members of al Qaeda.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Independent, quoted the duo as saying “we have some offers but we cannot say anything at the moment.”
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones)|Rich Goldstein|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The truest words at the funeral were those of young Jaden, as quoted by the governor.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos|Michael Daly|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I have never felt guilty about that cop,” Hill was quoted saying.
Cuba Protects America’s Most Wanted|Michael Daly|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“They would bend my head back, put a towel over my face and pour water over the towel,” Harrison was quoted as saying.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The little boy of two, often quoted here, showed a punctilious feeling for order in the placing of things.
Children's Ways|James Sully
This work is now lost, and we know it only by the abstract given by Photius in the passage quoted.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
I have made a small collection of early stories, and some of them are interesting enough to be quoted.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Now the trouble with the main proposition just quoted is that each side of the equation is used as the measure of the other.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
And the passage last quoted, according to the interpretation given of it, proves that the latter is to Covenant.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for quote

quote

/ (kwəʊt) /

verb

to recite a quotation (from a book, play, poem, etc), esp as a means of illustrating or supporting a statement

(tr) to put quotation marks round (a word, phrase, etc)

stock exchange to state (a current market price) of (a security or commodity)

noun

an informal word for quotation (def. 1), quotation (def. 2), quotation (def. 3), quotation (def. 4)

(often plural) an informal word for quotation mark put it in quotes

interjection

an expression used parenthetically to indicate that the words that follow it form a quotationthe president said, quote, I shall not run for office in November, unquote

Word Origin for quote

C14: from Medieval Latin quotāre to assign reference numbers to passages, from Latin quot how many

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