quote

quote

 (kwōt)

v. quot·ed, quot·ing, quotes

v.tr.

1.

a. To repeat or copy (words from a source such as a book), usually with acknowledgment of the source: quoted lines from Shakespeare in his lecture.

b. To repeat or copy the words of (a person or a book or other source): likes to quote Shakespeare when giving advice.

c. To cite or refer to for illustration or proof: quoted statistics to show she was right.

2. To repeat a brief passage or excerpt from: The saxophonist quoted a Duke Ellington melody in his solo.

3. To state (a price) for securities, goods, or services.

v.intr.

To give a quotation, as from a book.

n.

1. A quotation.

2. A quotation mark.

3. Used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a direct quotation: "He paused and said, quote, I don't care, unquote."

4. A dictum; a saying.

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[Middle English coten, to mark a book with numbers or marginal references, from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotāre, to number chapters, from Latin quotus, of what number, from quot, how many; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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quot′er n.

Usage Note: People have been using the noun quote as a truncation of quotation for over one hundred years, and its use in less formal contexts is widespread today. Language critics have objected to this usage, however, as unduly journalistic or breezy, but the word appears to have gained acceptance. In our 2009 survey, 80 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the example He began the chapter with a quote from the Bible. The same percentage accepted He lightened up his talk by throwing in quotes from Marx Brothers movies. These results represent a much higher level of acceptance than in previous surveys. · People sometimes use quote as a synonym for "a dictum; a saying," as in His career is just one more validation of Andy Warhol's quote that "In the future, everybody will be famous for fifteen minutes." A majority of the Panel (albeit a smaller one) accepts this usage, too. In 2009, 60 percent accepted the Andy Warhol example. This is a dramatic increase over the mere 24 percent that accepted the same sentence in 1988.

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quote

(kwəʊt)

vb

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

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to put quotation marks round (a word, phrase, etc)

3. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange to state (a current market price) of (a security or commodity)

n

4. (Commerce) an informal word for quotation¹, quotation², quotation³, quotation⁴

5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (often plural) an informal word for quotation mark: put it in quotes.

interj

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

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

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quote

(kwoʊt)

v. quot•ed, quot•ing,
n. v.t.

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

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

3. to cite or bring forward as support.

4. to enclose (words) within quotation marks.

5. to state the current or market price of (a stock, bond, etc.).

v.i.

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

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

n.

8. quotation.

9. quotation mark.

Idioms:

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

[1350–1400; Middle English coten, quoten < Medieval Latin quotāre to divide into chapters and verses]

quot′er, n.

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quote

Past participle: quoted
Gerund: quoting

Imperative

quote

quote

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quote - a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else inverted comma, quotation mark punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases single quote - a single quotation mark double quotes - a pair of quotation marks scare quote - the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
	2.	quote - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited quotation, citation excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" epigraph - a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing mimesis - the representation of another person's words in a speech misquotation, misquote - an incorrect quotation
Verb	1.	quote - repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" cite ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" quote, cite - refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" misquote - quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"
	2.	quote - name the price of; "quote prices for cars" underquote - quote a price lower than that quoted by (another seller) give - convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
	3.	quote - refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" cite quote, cite - repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
	4.	quote - put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague" punctuate, mark - insert punctuation marks into

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quote

verb

1. repeat, recite, reproduce, recall, echo, extract, excerpt, proclaim, parrot, paraphrase, retell Then suddenly he quoted a line from the play.

2. refer to, cite, give, name, detail, relate, mention, instance, specify, spell out, recount, recollect, make reference to, adduce Most newspapers quote the warning.

3. estimate, state, tender, set, offer, bid He quoted a price for the repairs.

noun

1. (Informal) quotation, passage, excerpt, reference, extract, citation A quote from the Independent article speaks volumes.

2. estimate, evaluation, valuation, quotation, guesstimate (informal), ballpark figure (informal), ballpark estimate (informal) a quote for insurance

plural noun

1. (Informal) quotation marks, speech marks The word 'remembered' is in quotes.

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Translations

اِقْتِبَاسيَسْتَشْهِدُ بِيَعْرِضُ سِعْراًيَقْتَبِسيَقْتَبِسُ

citovatkotovatkótovatuvéstzaznamenat cenu

citeregivecitat

zitierenanführenansetzennotierenZitat

απόσπασμαπαραθέτω

citarcotizarestimarcita

osundamaosundus

lainatalainaussiteerata

citercotationétablirguillemetcitation

citatcitirati

közöl

gefa upp verîvitna ívitna í, hafa eftir

quotarecitarecitazioneil presidente avrebbe detto quanto seguemenzionare

引用する引用文

인용어구인용하다

citatacituotipateikimassiūlyti

citētminētnosauktpierādīt ar

citerenaanhalenaanhalingstekencitaat

sitereoppgisitat

cytatcytowaćzacytowaćcudzysłów

citaçãocitarcotação

цитатацитировать

citovaťurčiť cenu

navesti

citatcitera

ข้อความอ้างอิงอ้างอิง

alıntı yapmakfiyat vermekörnekler vererek desteklemekaktarmakalıntı

đoạn trích dẫntrích dẫn

引文引用引证引述报价

quote

[kwəʊt]

A. VT

1. (= cite) [+ writer, line, passage, source] → citar
to quote my aunt → para citar a mi tía ..., como decía mi tía ...
you can quote me → puedes decir que te lo he dicho yo
don't quote me on that → no te lo puedo decir a ciencia cierta
he is quoted as saying that → se le atribuye haber dicho que ...

2. (= mention) [+ example] → dar, citar; [+ reference number] → indicar
to quote sth/sb as an example (of sth) → poner algo/a algn como ejemplo (de algo)

3. (Comm) (= estimate) he quoted/I was quoted a good price → me dio un presupuesto or precio muy razonable

4. (Fin) [+ shares, company, currency] → cotizar (at a) last night, Hunt shares were quoted at 346 pence → anoche las acciones Hunt cotizaron a 346 peniques
it is not quoted on the Stock Exchange → no se cotiza en la Bolsa
quoted company → empresa f que cotiza en Bolsa

B. VI

1. (= recite, repeat) → citar
to quote from the Bible → citar de la Biblia
he said, and I quote, → dijo, y cito sus propias palabras, ...

2. (Comm) to quote for sth → hacer un presupuesto de algo, presupuestar algo
I got several firms to quote for the building work → pedí a varias empresas que me hicieran un presupuesto de or me presupuestaran la obra

C. N

1. (= line, passage) → cita f

2. (Comm) (= estimate) → presupuesto m

3. (St Ex) → cotización f

4. quotes (= inverted commas) → comillas fpl
in quotes → entre comillas

D. EXCL she said, quote, "he was as drunk as a lord", unquote → sus palabras textuales fueron: -estaba como una cuba
she died in a, quote, "accident", unquote → murió en un accidente, entre comillas or por así decirlo
"quote" (in dictation) → "comienza la cita"

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quote

[ˈkwəʊt]

n

(from person, author, book) → citation f
a Shakespeare quote → une citation de Shakespeare

(= estimate) → devis m

vt

[+ person, passage, line, author] → citer
He's always quoting Shakespeare → Il n'arrête pas de citer Shakespeare.
to quote sb as saying sth
He quoted her as saying that → Selon lui, elle aurait dit que ...
She was quoted as saying → Elle aurait dit que ...
quote ... unquote (in dictation) → ouvrez les guillemets ... fermez les guillemets
quote ... (= I am quoting) → je cite ...
He predicts the Democrats will have, quote, `an awful lot of explaining to do.' → Il prédit que les démocrates devront, je cite, 'se justifier sur beaucoup de choses.'

[+ reference number] → rappeler

(= give as example) [+ statistics, fact] → citer

[+ price] → donner, soumettre
to quote a price for sth [salesperson] → donner un prix pour qch; [contractor] → faire un devis pour qch
He quoted us a price for the repairs → Il nous a fait un devis pour les réparations.

[+ shares, commodity] → coter

vi

(from text, author) → citer
to quote from sb/sth → citer qn/qch

(= give estimate) to quote for a job → établir un devis pour des travaux quotes

npl

(= quotation marks) → guillemets mpl
in quotes → entre guillemets

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quote

vt

author, text → zitieren; you can quote me (on that) → Sie können das ruhig wörtlich wiedergeben; please don’t quote me on this, but … (= this isn’t authoritative) → ich kann mich nicht hundertprozentig dafür verbürgen, aber …; (= don’t repeat it) → bitte wiederholen Sie nicht, was ich jetzt sage, aber …; he was quoted as saying that … → er soll gesagt haben, dass …; quote … end quote or unquote → Zitat Anfang … Zitat Ende; and the quote(, unquote) liberals → und die Liberalen in Anführungszeichen

(= cite) → anführen; to quote somebody/something as an example → jdn/etw als Beispiel anführen

(Comm) price → nennen; reference number → angeben; how much did they quote you for that? → wie viel haben sie dafür verlangt?, wie viel wollten sie dafür haben?

(St Ex) → notieren; the shares are quoted at £2 → die Aktien werden mit £ 2 notiert

vi

(from person, text) → zitieren; to quote from an author → einen Schriftsteller zitieren, aus dem Werk eines Schriftstellers zitieren; … and I quote → … und ich zitiere

(Comm) → ein (Preis)angebot machen; (building firm etc) → einen Kostenvoranschlag machen; we asked six companies to quote → wir baten sechs Firmen um Preisangaben

n

(from author, politician) → Zitat nt; a two-bar quote from Bach → zwei von Bach übernommene Takte

quotes pl → Anführungszeichen pl, → Gänsefüßchen pl (inf); in quotes → in Anführungszeichen; smart quotes (Comput) → typografische Anführungszeichen

(Comm) → Preis m; (= estimate) → Kostenvoranschlag m

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quote

[kwəʊt]

1. vt

a. (words, author) → citare
can you quote me an example? → puoi citarmi or farmi un esempio?

b. (Comm) (sum, figure, price) → indicare, fissare; (shares) → quotare
to quote for a job → dare un preventivo per un lavoro
the figure quoted for the repairs → il preventivo per le riparazioni

2. vi to quote from → citare
and I quote (from text) → cito testualmente (sb's words) → riferisco or ripeto testualmente
quote ...unquote (in dictation) → aprire le virgolette... chiudere le virgolette (in lecture, report) → cito... fine della citazione

3. n

a. = quotation 1

b. quotes npl (inverted commas) → virgolette fpl
in quotes → tra virgolette

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quote

(kwəut) verb

1. to repeat the exact words of a person as they were said or written. to quote Shakespeare / Shakespeare's words / from Shakespeare, `Is this a dagger which I see before me?' aanhaal يَقْتَبِس цитирам citar citovat zitieren citere παραθέτω τα λόγια κπ. έτσι όπως τα έχει πει citar tsiteerima نقل قول کردن siteerata citer לְצַטֵט दुहराना navesti, citirati idéz mengutip vitna í, hafa (orðrétt) eftir citare 引用する 인용하다 cituoti citēt memetik citerensiterecytować را اخيستل، را نقلول، اقتباس كول: نرخ ټاكل citar a cita цитировать citovať citirati citirati citera อ้างมาจากหนังสือ aktarmak, alıntı yapmak 引述 цитувати کسی شخص کی کہی گئي یا لکھی گئی بات کو ہو بہو دہرانا trích dẫn 引述

2. to name (a price). kwoteer يَعْرِضُ سِعْراً определям пазарна цена citar zaznamenat cenu ansetzen opgive en pris på δίνω τιμή cotizar; estimar (hinda) määrama مظنه دادن؛ اعلام کردن tehdä tarjous établir לַתֵת הַצָעַת מְחִיר दाम बताना navesti (cijenu) közöl (árat) memberi/menetapkan daftar harga gefa upp verð quotare, fare un preventivo 値をつける 시세를 말하다 siūlyti (kainą) nosaukt; minēt menyebut harga prijs opgeven oppgipodać نرخ ټاكل citar a stabili (un preţ) назначать цену určiť cenu določiti (ceno) dati cenu offerera, lämna ett pris บอกราคา fiyat vermek 報價 призначати ціну; котирувати قیمت بتانا định giá 报价

3. to mention or state in support of an argument. to quote an example. aanhaal يَسْتَشْهِدُ بِ позовавам се citar uvést anführen give αναφέρω, παραθέτω κτ. για να ενισχύσω ένα επιχείρημα citar viitama شاهد آوردن mainita citer לְהָבִיא, לְהַזכִּיר उद्धृत करना, उद्धरण देना navesti idéz mengemukakan vitna í (til stuðnings) citare 引用する 증거를 대다 pateikti, remtis pierādīt ar (piemēru u.tml.) menyebut aanvoerennevne, giprzytoczyć شاهد راوړل citar a menţiona ссылаться uviesť navesti navesti åberopa อ้างอิง örnekler vererek desteklemek 引證 посилатися کسی بات کی تائید میں کسی مصنّف یا کتاب وغیرہ کا اقتباس پیش کرنا nêu ra để hỗ trợ cho một câu hỏi 引证

quoˈtation noun

1. a person's exact words, as repeated by someone else. a quotation from Shakespeare. aanhaling اقْتِباس، إسْتِشْهاد цитат citação citát das Zitat citat παράθεμα cita tsitaat نقل قول lainaus citationציטטה उद्धरण, अवतरण navod idézet kutipan tilvitnun, tilvísun citazione 引用 인용문 citata citāts petikan citaatsitatcytat را اخيستنه، نقل، اقتباس citação citat цитата citát navedek citat citat คำอ้างอิง alıntı 語錄 цитата کسی شخص کا مقولہ đoạn trích dẫn 语录

2. a price mentioned (for a job etc). kwotasie سِعْر оферта orçamento cenová nabídka; kurz die Preisangabe tilbud προσφορά, προσφερόμενη τιμή cotización koteering, pakkumine مظنه tarjous devis estimatif הַצָעַת מְחִיר दाम navedena cijena árajánlat harga yang disebutkan uppgefið verð preventivo 相場 시세 siūloma kaina cena; maksa sebut harga prijsopgavepris, anbud podana cena اقتباس orçamento preţ esti­mativ расценка cenová ponuka, kurz določena cena cena prisuppgift, offert, anbud ราคาที่กำหนดไว้ fiyat, kotasyon 行情 ціна; котирування کسی کام کو کرنے کے لۓ بتائی گئي قیمت bản báo giá 行情

3. the act of quoting. kwoteer إقْتِباس، عَرْض سِعْر цитриам cotação citace die Anführung give tilbud παραπομπή, παράθεσηcitación tsiteerimine بازگویه سازی tarjoaminen citationציטוט दाम बताने की प्रक्रिया citiranje idézés pernyataan/penyusunan daftar harga tilvitnun, tilvísun citazione 引用すること 시세 매기기 (pavyzdžių) pateikimas citēšana pemetikan het citeren tilvisning, sitering cytowanie را اخيستنه cotação citare цитирование citácia citiranje citiranje citerande การอ้างอิง; การกำหนดราคา alıntılama; fiyat söyleme 報價 цитування قیمت بتانے کا عمل sự trích dẫn; sự báo giá 报价

quotation marks

marks (``'' or `') used to show that a person's words are being repeated exactly. He said `I'm going out.' aanhalingstekens عَلامتا الإقْتِباس кавички aspas uvozovky die Anführungszeichen (pl.) anførselstegn εισαγωγικά comillas jutumärgid علامت نقل قول lainausmerkit guillemets מֵרכָאוֹת उद्धरण चिह्न navodnici, navodni znakovi idézőjel tanda kutip tilvísunarmerki, gæsalappir virgolette 引用符 인용 부호 kabutės pēdiņas (pieturas zīme) tanda petikan aanhalingstekens anførsels-/hermetegn, gåseøynecudzysłów د نقل قول نښه aspas ghilimele кавычки úvodzovky narekovaji znaci navoda anföringstecken เครื่องหมายอ้างอิง ใช้สัญลักษณ์คืออัญประกาศ tırnak işareti 英文的引號 лапки اقتباس کے نشانات جن کے اندر فقرہ یا مقولہ جسے بطور حوالہ درج کیا جاتا ہے dấu ngoặc kép 引号

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quote

→ اِقْتِبَاس, يَقْتَبِسُ citát, citovat citat, citere Zitat, zitieren απόσπασμα, παραθέτω cita, citar lainaus, siteerata citation, citer citat, citirati citare, citazione 引用する, 引用文 인용어구, 인용하다 citaat, citeren sitat, sitere cytat, zacytować citação, citar, cotação цитата, цитировать citat, citera ข้อความอ้างอิง, อ้างอิง alıntı, alıntı yapmak đoạn trích dẫn, trích dẫn 引文, 引用

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