quote

[kwoht]

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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.

Idioms

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

Related formsquot·er, nounout·quote, 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

Can be confusedquotation quote

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Related Words for quoted

cited, copied, excerpted, recited, given, stated, named, marked, published, ticketed

Examples from the Web for quoted

Contemporary Examples of quoted

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
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
“I have never felt guilty about that cop,” Hill was quoted saying.
Cuba Protects America’s Most Wanted
Michael Daly
December 18, 2014
“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
“I could get people to die for me any day,” the L.A. Times quoted Masters saying at the rally.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio
Caitlin Dickson
November 23, 2014

Historical Examples of quoted

The book in which he did so is not named in the chapter just quoted, but in Numb.
A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II]
Benedict of Spinoza
How much better the diagnosis of Madame Dacier, who is quoted by Lessing!
The Dramatic Values in Plautus
Wilton Wallace Blancke
Old maids are quoted as thinking that it distracts the game.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870
Various
"'A house that is divided against itself cannot stand,'" quoted Linda.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
I just quoted a lot of things I had heard you say; and I did worse than that, Peter.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter

British Dictionary definitions for quoted

quote

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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Word Origin and History for quoted

quote

late 14c., coten, "to mark (a book) with chapter numbers or marginal references," from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotare "distinguish by numbers, number chapters," from Latin quotus "which in order? what number (in sequence)?," from quot "how many," from PIE *kwo-ti-, from pronomial root *kwo- (see who).

The sense development is via "to give as a reference, to cite as an authority" (1570s) to "to copy out or repeat exact words" (1670s). Modern spelling with qu- is from early 15c. The business sense of "to state the price of a commodity" (1866) revives the etymological meaning. Related: Quoted; quoting.

quote

"a quotation," 1885, from quote (v.). From c.1600 as "a marginal reference." Quotes for "quotation marks" is from 1869.