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quote  (kwt)

v. quot·ed, quot·ing, quotes

v.tr.

1. To repeat or copy the words of (another), usually with acknowledgment of the source.

2. To cite or refer to for illustration or proof.

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

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

v.intr.

To give a quotation, as from a book.

n.

1. Informal A quotation.

2. A quotation mark.

3. Used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a quotation.

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 quotre, to number chapters, from Latin quotus, of what number, from quot, how many; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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quoter n.

Usage Note: People have been using the noun quote as a truncation of quotation for over 100 years, and its use in less formal contexts is widespread today. Language critics have objected to this usage, however, as unduly journalistic or breezy. As such, it is best avoided in more formal situations. The Usage Panel, at least, shows more tolerance for the word as the informality of the situation increases. Thus, only 38 percent of Panelists accept the example He began the chapter with a quote from the Bible, but the percentage rises to 53 when the source of the quotation is less serious: He lightened up his talk by throwing in quotes from Marx Brothers movies.

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quote

Verb

[quoting, quoted]

1. to repeat (words) exactly from (an earlier work, speech, or conversation), usually with an acknowledgment of their source

2. to state a price for goods or a job of work

3. to put quotation marks round (words)

Noun

1. Informal a quotation

2. quotes Informal quotation marks

interj

an expression used to indicate that the words that follow are a quotation [Medieval Latin quotare to assign reference numbers to passages]

quotable adj

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

verb 2. refer to, cite, give, name, detail, relate, mention, instance, specify, spell out, recount, recollect, make reference to, adduce

Translations

quote [kwəut] n → cita

vt [+ sentence] → citar;

(COMM) [+ sum, figure]; cotizar

vi to quote from → citar de;

quotes npl (= inverted commas) → comillas fpl;

in quotes → entre comillas;

the figure quoted for the repairs → el presupuesto dado para las reparaciones;

quote ... unquote (in dictation) → comillas iniciales ... finales

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quote [kwəut] n → citation f (= estimate); devis m

vt [+ sentence, author] → citer [+ price]; donner, soumettre [+ shares]; coter

vi to quote from → citer;

to quote for a job → établir un devis pour des travaux;

quotes npl (= inverted commas) → guillemets mpl;

in quotes → entre guillemets;

quote ... unquote (in dictation) → ouvrez les guillemets ... fermez les guillemets

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quote [kwəut] n (from book etc) → Zitat nt;

(estimate) → Kostenvoranschlag m

vt → zitieren;

(fact, example) → anführen;

(price) → nennen;

quotes npl (quotation marks) → Anführungszeichen pl;

in quotes → in Anführungszeichen;

the figure quoted for the repairs → die für die Reparatur genannte Summe;

quote ... unquote → Zitat Anfang ... Zitat Ende

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quote [kwəut] n → citazione f

vt [+ sentence] → citare [+ price]; dare, indicare, fissare [+ shares]; quotare

vi to quote from → citare;

to quote for a job → dare un preventivo per un lavoro;

quotes npl (col) = quotation marks;

in quotes → tra virgolette;

quote ... unquote (in dictation) → aprire le virgolette ... chiudere le virgolette